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matzo

or mat·zah, mat·zoh

[ maht-suh; Sephardic Hebrew mah-tsah; Ashkenazic Hebrew mah-tsaw ]

noun

, plural mat·zos, mat·zoth, mat·zot [maht, -s, uh, z, mah-, tsawt, mah, -tsohs].
  1. unleavened bread in the form of large crackers, typically square and corrugated, eaten by Jews during Passover.
  2. one of these crackers.


matzo

/ ˈmætsə; ˈmætˈsəʊ /

noun

  1. a brittle very thin biscuit of unleavened bread, traditionally eaten during Passover


matzo

  1. A flat piece of unleavened bread, resembling a large cracker, used by Jews (see also Jews ) in place of yeast bread during Passover (see also Passover ). According to the biblical account of Passover, God directed the ancestors of the Jews to eat unleavened bread, rather than delay their departure from Egypt (see also Egypt ) by waiting for bread to rise.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of matzo1

First recorded in 1840–50; from Yiddish matse, from Hebrew maṣṣāh

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Word History and Origins

Origin of matzo1

from Hebrew matsāh

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Example Sentences

I have never been to the Matzo Ball, but I gather the vibes are different.

At the end of the brief talk, the robots served Obama and Netanyahu a piece of matzo in honor of the Passover holidays.

Once all the potatoes and onion have been ground up and mixed together in a bowl, add the eggs, matzo meal, and salt.

Before the search for the matzo begins, Cookstr presents a few modern twists on traditional Passover dishes.

No Jewish holiday meal would be complete without matzo ball soup, and that goes double for a holiday based around matzo.

We had had neither bread nor matzo for dinner, and were more hungry than ever, if that is possible.

But the old woman who remembered the matzo did, more than anybody else.

Feitel broke the "matzo" in halves, and gave one half to his friend.

Tonight, you must eat with us fish and soup and 'Matzo'-balls.

Feitel drew out from under his blouse a whole fresh, white "matzo," covered with holes on both sides.

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