haggada Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition
    Hagada; Haggadah.

WordNet

Hag*ga"da noun
Etymology
Rabbinic haggadha, fr. Heb. higgidh to relate.
Wordforms
plural Haggadoth
Definitions
  1. A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament. Written also hadaga.

Webster 1913