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matzo

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mat·zo also mat·zoh  (mäts, -s, -sô, mät-sä)
n. pl. mat·zos also mat·zohs (mütsz, -ss) or mat·zot or mat·zoth (mät-sôt)
A brittle, flat piece of unleavened bread, eaten especially during Passover.

[Yiddish matse, from Hebrew maâ; see m in Semitic roots.]

matzo, matzoh [ˈmætˈsəʊ], matza, matzah [ˈmætsə]
n pl matzos, matzohs, matzas, matzahs, matzoth (Hebrew) [maˈtsɔt]
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a brittle very thin biscuit of unleavened bread, traditionally eaten during Passover
[from Hebrew matsāh]
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Noun1.matzo - brittle flat bread eaten at Passovermatzo - brittle flat bread eaten at Passover
bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
Translations
matzo
nMatze f, → Matzen m


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