megillah in British English
(məˈɡɪlə, Hebrew miɡiˈla)
nounWord forms: plural -lahs or -loth (Hebrew -ˈlɔt) Judaism1. a scroll of the Book of Esther, read on the festival of Purim
2. a scroll of the Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes
3. slang anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out
Word origin
Hebrew: scroll, from
galal to roll