"A hamantash"
"The name refers to Haman, the villain in the Purim story. In Hebrew, hamantashen"
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meaning "Haman's ears". "Haman's ears" also refers to a Sephardic Purim pastry, "Orejas de Haman", thought to originate in Spain and Italy, that is made by frying twisted or rolled strips of dough.
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