afikomen

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afikomen

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Borrowed from Yiddish אַפֿיקומן (afikoymen), from Hebrew אֲפִיקוֹמָן ('afikomán).

noun afikomens · afikoman

Judaism The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner. The Passover Seders that Jews celebrated on the weekend would have been incomplete without the afikomen.

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noun matza eaten after seder dinner

עברית	אֲפִיקוֹמָן

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"afikomen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/afikomen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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afikomen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/afikomen

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"afikomen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/afikomen.

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@misc{afikomen_2026,
  title = {afikomen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/afikomen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}