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matzah

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[maht-suh, mah-tsah, mah-tsaw] / ˈmɑt sə, mɑˈtsɑ, ˈmɑ tsɔ /

noun

matzahs, plural matzoth, plural matzot, plural matzos plural
  1. a variant of matzo.


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The most important reward in the mind of his mother is that the winner gets to appear on a limited-edition cover of its matzah box.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

There is only one thing on the menu that I wouldn't order: the duck matzah ball soup.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2022

The walls of the centre are covered in smiling photos of family gatherings and a box of matzah stapled to a display of a shabbat meal.

From BBC May 8, 2022

He’s been waving in trucks loaded with Passover supplies – matzah from Israel, milk from France, meat from Britain.

From Seattle Times Apr. 12, 2022

Religions bring the sacred into our lives with Gothic churches, Muslim mosques, Hindu ashrams, Torah scrolls, Tibetan prayer wheels, priestly cassocks, candles, incense, Christmas trees, matzah balls, tombstones and icons.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

He said the group would also make special efforts to distribute shmura matzahs to those Ukrainian Jews who were unable to flee the fighting.

From Washington Times Apr. 12, 2022

Equally poignant, he noted, is that April 12 was the 120th birth anniversary of the Rebbe, sparking the Lubavitcher movement to ramp up distribution of the shmura matzahs.

From Washington Times Apr. 12, 2022

Why is this matzah different from all other matzahs?

From Washington Times Apr. 12, 2022

Evenly pour the toffee on top of the salted matzos and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2023

One of those “impactful” elements is the three pieces of unleavened bread — matzos — which are contained in a “Matzo Tosh,” or bag, he said.

From Washington Times Apr. 4, 2023

If you don’t prefer gluten-free matzos, substitute a traditional matzo mix, she also notes.

From Fox News Nov. 30, 2021

Before he headed out to meet up with other anti-fascists, he grabbed a box of matzos, too — it was Passover.

From New York Times Aug. 4, 2017

What I felt most was not being allowed to taste a bit, for it is forbidden till Seder to eat any of the matzos.

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

In one story, it is 1959 and Mr. Lois is a young ad man with the Goodman’s matzot account.

From Washington Post Nov. 21, 2022

But in many of these places, one does not live by matzoth, pita or tortillas alone.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Manhattan, an ecumenical group of friends sits down to a classic Seder meal including the symbolic foods: matzoth, bitter herbs and haunch of spring lamb.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soviet embassy officials in Washington found in their mail a number of boxes of matzoth, the traditional unleavened wafers used to celebrate the Jewish holiday.

From Time Magazine Archive

After feasting on chicken soup with matzoth balls, gefilte fish, and boiled beef with horseradish, it is inconceivable that one drop of animosity toward Israel could remain in Feisal's kingly body.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beat the yolks of the eggs and sugar together until very light, add the matzoth meal, spices, dates and lemon, and finally put in the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth.

From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Greenbaum, Florence Kreisler

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