Definitions
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- noun A
triangular pastry traditionally eaten onPurim .
Etymologies
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Don't miss a chance to see some of the greatest minds of the century engage in fierce debate over one of the most enduring questions in human history: latke or hamantash?
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Don't miss a chance to see some of the greatest minds of the century engage in fierce debate over one of the most enduring questions in human history: latke or hamantash?
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Both the latke aficionado and the hamantash devotee will find this humorous collection of essays indispensable.
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Both the latke aficionado and the hamantash devotee will find this humorous collection of essays indispensable.
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The word then became hamantash, which sounded like "Haman's pocket."
The Seattle Times 2011
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Both the latke aficionado and the hamantash devotee will find this humorous collection of essays indispensable.
The Chicago Blog 2009
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Both the latke aficionado and the hamantash devotee will find much to savor in this collection.
The Chicago Blog 2009
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Your fragment can't stand alone grammatically; it needs a main clause to lean on: "The choice is between a hamantash and a latke, the first of which is better."
The Chicago Blog 2009
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This great latke-hamantash debate, occurring every November for the past six decades, brings Nobel laureates, university presidents, and notable scholars together to debate whether the potato pancake or the triangular Purim pastry is in fact the worthier food.
The Chicago Blog 2009
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Don't miss a chance to see some of the greatest minds of the century engage in fierce debate over one of the most enduring questions in human history: latke or hamantash?
The Chicago Blog 2009
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