mat·zo

also mat·zoh (mät′sə, -sō′, -sô′, mät-sä′)

n. pl. mat·zos also mat·zohs (mät′səz, -sōs′) or mat·zot or mat·zoth (mät-sôt′)

A flat, usually brittle piece of unleavened bread, eaten especially during Passover.

[Yiddish matse, from Hebrew maṣṣâ; see mṣ́ṣ́ in Semitic roots.]

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matzo

(ˈmætˈsəʊ) or

matzoh

;

matza

(ˈmætsə) or

matzah

n, pl matzos, matzohs, matzas, matzahs or matzoth (Hebrew maˈtsɔt)

(Judaism) a brittle very thin biscuit of unleavened bread, traditionally eaten during Passover

[from Hebrew matsāh]

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mat•zo

or mat•zoh
(ˈmɑt sə)

n., pl. -zos or -zohs (-səz) -zoth, -zot, -zos (-soʊt, -soʊs)

unleavened bread in the form of large wafers, eaten by Jews during Passover.

[1840–50; < Yiddish matse < Hebrew maṣṣāh]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

matzo - brittle flat bread eaten at Passover

matzah, matzoh, unleavened bread

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

n → Matze f, → Matzen m

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MATZO, UNLEAVENED bread with an appealing toasted flavor, is an important part of the eight-day Jewish Passover celebration, and is crushed into matzo meal for use in traditional Passover dishes.

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