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shalach manoth

or sha·lach mo·nos

[ Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew shah-lahkh maw-nohs, -nuhs, shlahkh; Sephardic Hebrew shah-lahkh mah-nawt ]

noun

Yiddish and Hebrew.
  1. the practice of giving gifts to one another or to people in need on Purim.
  2. any such gift, as cake, fruit, or money for charity.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shalach manoth1

Literally, “giving out parts”

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