afikomen

noun

afi·​ko·​men

ˌä-fē-ˈkō-mən

plural -s

: a piece broken from the middle one of the three matzoth used by Jews at the Passover Seder service and set aside to be eaten at the end of the meal

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ăphīqōmān

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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