noun
matzo
MAT-suh
noun
1
A flat, unleavened bread traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival of Passover.
"They spread cream cheese on a piece of matzo for breakfast."
How to Use Matzo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cracker-like unleavened flatbread eaten especially at Passover.
Common pairings
matzo ball soup
a box of matzo
matzo bread
Word Forms
matzos plural, matzot plural, matzoth plural
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Etymology
From Yiddish matse, from Hebrew matzah — the bread that, according to tradition, the Israelites baked in haste while fleeing Egypt, with no time for the dough to rise.