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afikomen

afikomen

1 9.9
A piece of matzo hidden during the Passover meal for children to find and eaten last
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːfɪˈkoʊmən/
: afikomen
  • find the afikomen
  • a piece of afikomen

Examples

  • My young cousins never did find the Afikomen, though my father swore he'd stashed it between Volumes Three and Four of Remembrance of Things Past.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • During the Seder, the children eagerly searched for the afikomen hidden under the table.

  • As a tradition, the afikomen was carefully wrapped and hidden for the kids to find after dinner.

  • At the end of the Seder, everyone rejoiced when the afikomen was finally discovered.

Surface Forms

afikomen singular
afikomens plural

Etymology

Afikomen comes from a Greek word epikomion that meant 'after-dinner' or 'dessert', and Jewish people used it for the piece of matzo eaten at the end of the Passover meal. That's why the afikomen is hidden for children to find and then eaten as the final food.