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- noun A
paste made of fruits and nuts eaten atPassover , representingmortar .
Etymologies
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Hebrew חֲרֽוֹסֶת, from חרס (cheres, "clay").
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Celebrate Passover with crowd-pleasing recipes for traditional matzo ball soup and haroseth-braised lamb shanks from award-winning chef Tony Maws of Boston’s Craigie on Main.
reesetee commented on the word haroseth
Also spelled charoset and charoseth.
April 17, 2009