matzah

[maht-suh, mah-tsah, mah-tsaw]

noun

plural

matzahs, matzoth, matzot, matzos. 

1. a variant of matzo.

Example Sentences

Most breads, pastas, cakes and cookies are off-limits, but matzo — or matzah as some translate the Hebrew word — is OK.

From Seattle Times

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

From Salon

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

He celebrated Passover with matzah bread he took up and gefilte fish offered by the station’s Russians.

From Seattle Times

The figure includes 70,000 pounds of matzah, the unleavened bread essential to Passover observance; 14,500 gallons of grape juice; and more than 50 tons of kosher meat and chicken.

From Washington Times