haroseth

noun plural but usually singular in construction

ha·​ro·​seth

variants or haroset or haroses

həˈrōs(h)ə̇th,

-ə̇t,

-ə̇s

or charoseth or charoset or charoses

ḵəˈ-

: a pastelike mixture of apples, nuts, cinnamon, and wine used during the seder meal on the Passover and symbolic of the clay from which the Israelites made bricks during their Egyptian slavery

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ḥaroseth, ḥaroset, from ḥarsith, ḥarsit clay or earthen pot

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