Afikomen

/ˌɑːfɪˈkoʊmən/ noun

Definition

In Jewish tradition, a piece of matzah (unleavened bread) hidden during the Passover Seder meal and eaten at the end of the meal.

Etymology

From Greek 'afikoman' (ἀφικόμενος), meaning 'dessert' or 'entertainment,' adopted into Hebrew tradition and referring to the final matzah eaten at Passover.

Kelly Says

The afikomen is actually a Greek word hiding inside a Jewish tradition—it shows how Mediterranean cultures mixed thousands of years ago, and we can trace that mixing through religious practices and vocabulary.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፍ ICCOM
a-fi-ko-m
ARالعربية
أفكومن
a-fik-o-men
BNবাংলা
অফিকোমেন
a-fi-ko-men
CACatalà
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
CSČeština
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
DADansk
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
DEDeutsch
Afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
ELΕλληνικά
αφικομεν
a-fi-ko-men
ESEspañol
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
FAفارسی
افکومن
a-fik-o-men
FISuomi
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
FRFrançais
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
GUGU
અફિકોમેન
a-fi-ko-men
HAHA
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
HEעברית
אפיקומן
a-pi-ko-man
HIहिन्दी
अफ़िकोमेन
a-fi-ko-men
HUMagyar
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
IDBahasa Indonesia
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
IGIG
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
ITItaliano
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
JA日本語
アフィコメ
a-fi-ko-me
KKKK
афикомен
a-fi-ko-men
KMKM
អាហ្វិកូម
a-a-h-vi-ko-mu
KO한국어
아피코멘
a-pi-ko-men
MRMR
अफ़िकोमेन
a-fi-ko-men
MSBahasa Melayu
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
MYမြန်မာ
အဖီကုမ
a-fi-ko-mu
NLNederlands
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
NONorsk
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
PAPA
ਅਫਿਕੋਮੇਨ
a-fi-ko-men
PLPolski
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
PTPortuguês
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
RORomână
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
RUРусский
афикомен
a-fi-ko-men
SVSvenska
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
SWKiswahili
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
TAதமிழ்
அஃபிகோமென்
a-fi-ko-men
TEతెలుగు
అఫికోమెన్
a-fi-ko-men
THไทย
อัฟฟิคอม
a-ffik-o-m
TLTL
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
TRTürkçe
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
UKУкраїнська
афікомен
a-fi-ko-men
URاردو
افکومن
a-fik-o-men
VITiếng Việt
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
YOYO
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men
ZH中文
亚菲科门
yà fēi kē mén
ZUZU
afikomen
a-fi-ko-men

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