charoses
nounUK /kəˈrəʊsɛs/
US /kəˈroʊsəs/
A sweet, chunky food made from apples, nuts, and wine that Jewish people eat at Passover.
At the Passover meal, Grandpa let me help stir the charoses.
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A symbolic food on the Seder plate that reminds people of the mortar used by enslaved Israelites.
The charoses on the plate stands for the bricks the slaves had to make.
3. Any similar sweet fruit-and-nut mixture served during Jewish holidays.
Some families add dates or figs to their charoses.
4. A dish whose name comes from the Hebrew word for clay or mortar.
The word charoses is linked to the Hebrew word cheres, meaning clay.