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Yeshivish glossary term

maror

מרור

Meaning

  • bitter herbs eaten at the Seder

Alternate spellings

marror

Usage and context

A central symbolic food recalling the bitterness of slavery.

Category
Pesach
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

The horseradish is for maror.

Plain-English example

The horseradish is being used for the Seder’s bitter herbs.