hametz

American  

[khah-mets, khaw-mits] / xɑˈmɛts, ˈxɔ mɪts /

Or chametz

noun

Hebrew.

1. a food forbidden for use by Jews during the festival of Passover, especially a baked food, as bread or cake, made with leaven or a leavening agent.

2. a dish, kitchen utensil, or the like used in preparing or serving such food and similarly forbidden for use during Passover.

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Etymology

Origin of hametz

ḥāmēṣ literally, that which is leavened

Example Sentences

The revised rite even endorses a search for the hametz, in which pieces of leavened bread are hidden so that children can have the delight of hunting for them.

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