charoset
nounUK /kəˈrəʊsɛt/
US /kəˈroʊsɛt/
A sweet food made from apples, nuts, and wine that Jewish people eat at Passover.
Grandma made a big bowl of charoset for the Seder dinner.
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2. A symbolic food representing the mortar used by enslaved Israelites in Egypt.
The charoset reminds us of the bricks our ancestors made.
3. Any similar sweet fruit-and-nut paste in Sephardic traditions, often made with dates or figs.
The Sephardic charoset was dark and sticky from dates.
4. A ritual dish served on the Passover Seder plate.
Charoset sits beside the bitter herbs on the Seder plate.