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Mohn¹

Where it comes from

From the German surname:

* from the noun Mohn (“poppy”),

* also from the old personal name Monrad, composed of the elements *mundiz (“thought, mind, spirit”) and *rēdaz (“counsel”),

* also a variant of Moehn, from Möhn near Trier.

proper noun Mohns

  1. A surname from German.

mohn²

  • /mʊn/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Mohn or Yiddish מאָן (mon).

noun

  1. uncountable A sweet pastry filling made of poppy seed paste, especially used in Central or Eastern European baked goods such as hamantaschen.

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@misc{mohn_2026,
  title = {mohn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mohn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}