matzo

noun

mat·​zo ˈmät-sə How to pronounce matzo (audio)
 also  -(ˌ)sō
variants or matzoh
plural matzoth ˈmät-ˌsōt How to pronounce matzo (audio)
-ˌsōth,
-sōs
or matzos or matzohs ˈmät-səz How to pronounce matzo (audio)
-səs,
 also  -ˌsōz
1
: unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover
2
: a wafer of matzo

Examples of matzo in a Sentence

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Sometimes parents hide the piece of matzo, and children search for it. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024 On the first evening, about 100 activists, many Jewish, sat in a circle to pray, sing, drink grape juice and eat matzo ball soup, matzo crackers and watermelon. Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024 During Passover, which ended last week, Jewish communities avoided chametz (leavened goods like wheat and spelt) and instead consumed matzo. Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024 The festival commemorates the ancient Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt and begins with a meal called a Passover Seder, during which a piece of matzo is broken in two. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for matzo 

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish matse, from Hebrew maṣṣāh

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of matzo was in 1650

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Cite this Entry

“Matzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matzo. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

matzo

noun
mat·​zo
variants or matzoh
ˈmät-sə How to pronounce matzo (audio)
-ˌsō
plural matzoth -ˌsōth How to pronounce matzo (audio)
-ˌsōt,
-sōs
or matzos or matzohs -səz How to pronounce matzo (audio)
-səs,
-ˌsōz
: unleavened bread eaten at the Passover

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