matzo

noun

mat·zo | \ ˈmät-sə also -(ˌ)sō

variants: or matzoh

plural matzoth\ -ˌsōt ,

-ˌsōth, -sōs \ or matzos or matzohs\ -səz ,

-səs also -ˌsōz \

Definition of matzo

1 : unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover

2 : a wafer of matzo

Examples of matzo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not all the matzo products are kosher for Passover. — Charles Passy, WSJ, "Matzo S’mores: Brilliant? Or Brooklyn?," 27 Mar. 2018 Arrange matzo on pan in single layer, breaking into pieces to fit if necessary. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Choco-Caramel Matzo Brittle," 30 Mar. 2016 Multiple Torah passages describe or command a duty to eat matzo or unleavened bread. — Michael Nagrant, RedEye Chicago, "Steingold's is the Jewish deli of the future," 3 Dec. 2017 Each year before Passover, Mr. Leviev sends supplies of matzo, an unleavened flatbread, to Bukhara so that the few remaining Jews there can celebrate the holiday. — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, "In Bukhara, 10,000 Jewish Graves but Just 150 Jews," 7 Apr. 2018 The Renaissance woman also performs with the kid’s rock band the Jimmies and is the co-owner of the Matzo Project, an artisanal matzo company. — Hannah Steinkopf-frank, RedEye Chicago, "Get ready to shuffle at Chicago’s first shuffleboard club," 3 Apr. 2018 That means a few days worth of bunny ardor, eggs made of things other than egg, matzo, a brief window of acceptability for pastel clothing, and probably some church or temple. — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, "The Weekender: Lost dogs, emo foxes, and Easter bunnies," 29 Mar. 2018 Top with avocados, matzo, and portobellos, thinly sliced. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Beet, Mushroom and Avocado Salad," 17 Mar. 2017 The matzo—unleavened bread—stands literally in the Exodus story for not having time to bake bread. — Reuven Brenner, WSJ, "The Roots of Anti-Semitism," 10 May 2018

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