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charoset(h Judaism.|xəˈrəʊsɛθ, -sɛt| Also charoises, haroses, haroset(h. [Heb. ḥarôseṯ, f. ḥarsîṯ potter's clay.] A mixture of apples, nuts, spices, etc., eaten ceremonially at the Passover seder service, symbolizing the clay mixed by the Israelites during their slavery in Egypt.
1885Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 344/1 The bitter herbs and unleavened cakes were dipped in a kind of sweet sauce called haróseth. 1891M. Friedländer Jewish Relig. 381 Charoseth, a mixture of apples, almonds, various spices..in which mixture the bitter herbs are dipped. 1893I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto (ed. 3) i. xxii. 205 Charoises! (a sweet mixture), Charoises! Moroire! (bitter herb). 1905Westm. Gaz. 20 Apr. 9/3 Some ‘charoset’, balls of almonds, apples, and various spices. 1957L. Stern Midas Touch iii. xx. 152 Haroses..almonds, raisins and apples, finely chopped in wine and cinnamon. 1959Jerusalem Post 24 Apr. 5/4 The maror, the bitter herbs,..are dipped in an elaborately prepared paste of almonds, apples, wine and whatever else can contribute to making it sweet and sticky, the haroset. |