/hah"meuhn tahsh', hum"euhn-, hoom"-/ , n. , pl. hamantaschen /-tah'sheuhn/ . Jewish Cookery.
a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared esp. for the festival of Purim.
[ homentash, equiv. to homen HAMAN + tash pouch, pocket (cf. MHG tasche, OHG tasca; akin to TASK) ]