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

Recent Examples on the Web Matzo and its accessories Love it or hate it, matzo is essential for seder and all eight days, so stock up. Devra Ferst, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024 Add egg and matzo mixture; cook, stirring often, until eggs are fluffy and set and matzo has browned slightly, about 2 minutes. Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024 Tear 1 American cheese slice into small pieces and stir into matzo mixture. Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 1 Apr. 2024 The crisp chocolate versions are about eight inches in diameter and coated halfway with fine semisweet chocolate: a black-and-white cookie meets matzo. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 In the run-up to the holiday, Judith Norell, the co-owner of Silver Moon Bakery on the Upper West Side, has been working on her homemade matzo lineup. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Two decades after the closing of the Schaefer and Rheingold breweries in Brooklyn, beer-making returns to the borough with the opening of Brooklyn Brewery in a former matzo factory on North 11th Street. New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024 And what fun to find Matzo Brei ($11.95), the comforting fried matzo dish usually associated with Passover. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024 Apples and onions cook in a skillet with matzo soaked in an egg batter. Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023

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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 19 Apr. 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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