Shalach-manoth
or shalach monos
[Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew shah-lahkh maw-nohs, -nuh s, shlahkh; Sephardic Hebrew shah-lahkh mah-nawt] /Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈʃɑ lɑx ˈmɔ noʊs, -nəs, ˈʃlɑx; Sephardic Hebrew ʃɑˈlɑx mɑˈnɔt/
noun, Yiddish and Hebrew.
1.
the practice of giving gifts to one another or to the needy on Purim.
2.
any such gift, as cake, fruit, or money for charity.
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