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charoseth

charoseth is the alternative spelling of haroseth.

Meaning of haroseth

Noun

haroseth (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) A paste made of fruits and nuts eaten at Passover, representing the mortar mixed by the Israelites during their slavery in Egypt.
    • Then the chief rabbi again took bread and brake it and gave it to all that were withhim, and dipped it into the dish with the haroseth and the lettuce.1887, The Living Age, volume 173, page 320

Questions about charoseth

What is charoseth the alternative spelling of?
Charoseth is the alternative spelling of haroseth.

Words near charoseth in the dictionary

  1. charopid
  2. charopids
  3. Charos
  4. charoses
  5. charoset
  6. charoseth
  7. charosets
  8. charpai
  9. charpais
  10. charpaya
  11. charpayas

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