חֲרוֹסֶת, (חרס; cmp. הַרְסָנָא) a pap made of fruits and spices with wine or vinegar, used for sweetening the bitter herb on the Passover night. Pes. X, 3. Ib. 116ᵃ (play on חֶרֶס I) ח׳ זכר לטיט, v. זֵכֶר. Tosef. ib. X, 9; a. e.