Where does “charoses” come from?

charoses (English) comes from Yiddish חרוסת, from Hebrew חרוסת, from Hebrew חֶרֶס — clay.

Ancestry of “charoses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחרוסתharoseth
2Hebrewחרוסתharoseth
3Hebrewחֶרֶסclay
Every word from Hebrew חֶרֶסEvery word from Hebrew חרוסתEvery word from Yiddish חרוסת
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