Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🍀 A good luck gift 💵 First money received 🎁 To give a gift
hansel

hansel

9.9
A small gift given to wish someone luck when they start something new
  • noun
  • Archaic
: regalo de buena suerte
  • To celebrate the grand opening, the bakery owner gave each customer a small hansel for good luck.

Examples

  • A small hansel was given to each guest at the wedding.

  • As they moved into their new house, their friends brought a hansel to wish them well.

  • It is traditional to give a hansel when someone starts a new job.

  • They brought a small hansel to wish their neighbors luck in their new apartment.

  • Receiving a hansel made her feel welcomed in her new community.

  • They brought a hansel to the new office for good luck.

  • At the start of the new school year, the teacher gave a hansel to each student to encourage them.

Synonyms

charm
vshansel
66 2.3

A small object believed to bring good luck

is given as a gift specifically at the start of a new venture or home
good luck charm
vshansel
2 3.0

A small thing people keep because they believe it brings good luck

is given as a gift specifically at the start of a new venture

Antonyms

to curse
132 4.8

To wish harm on someone using magic

How Ceremonial

offering
64 3.7
hansel
  • Archaic
9.9
present
961 1.0

Surface Forms

hansel singular
hansels plural

Etymology

Hansel comes from an old idea about the hand, meaning 'into the hand', so a hansel is a small gift people give at the start of a new job or home to bring good luck.