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chometz

British  
/ ˈxomətʒ, xaˈmɛtʒ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of chametz

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All who enter this room must have very clean hands; even the finger-nails must be carefully cleaned, and clean clothes put on, so that there is no chance of any chometz.

From Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago by Trager, Hannah

For a few days we were not allowed to go into the house unless we took our outer clothes off to prevent our bringing in some chometz.

From Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago by Trager, Hannah

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