menena - Jewish English Lexicon

menena

Definitions

n. Ma'amoul; shortbread cookies filled with dates.

Example Sentences

"'Traditionally the Rhodesli womenfolk moulded the menenas into oval shapes and decorated the tops with a feathery design by pinching the dough with a pair of tweezers,' according to Stella." (source)

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Languages of Origin

Ladino
Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Who Uses This

Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

Regions

North America

Dictionaries

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Alternative Spellings

minena

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