matzo
or mat·zah, mat·zoh
unleavened bread in the form of large crackers, typically square and corrugated, eaten by Jews during Passover.
one of these crackers.
Origin of matzo
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How to use matzo in a sentence
We enjoyed everything offered for breakfast, two matzos and two cups of tea apiece—why it was a banquet.
From Plotzk to Boston | Mary AntinThen she gave to each person—exactly one and a half matzos; also some cold meat, burned almost to a coal for the occasion.
From Plotzk to Boston | Mary AntinEach family is forced to bake its own matzos, as none can be bought from abroad.
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago | Hannah TragerThere's a lot of fun attached to making matzos, but I am thankful the baking comes only once a year.
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago | Hannah TragerWhat I felt most was not being allowed to taste a bit, for it is forbidden till Seder to eat any of the matzos.
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago | Hannah Trager
British Dictionary definitions for matzo
matzoh matza or matzah (ˈmætsə)
/ (ˈmætˈsəʊ) /
a brittle very thin biscuit of unleavened bread, traditionally eaten during Passover
Origin of matzo
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Cultural definitions for matzo
[ (maht-suh) ]
A flat piece of unleavened bread, resembling a large cracker, used by Jews (see also Jews) in place of yeast bread during Passover (see also Passover). According to the biblical account of Passover, God directed the ancestors of the Jews to eat unleavened bread, rather than delay their departure from Egypt (see also Egypt) by waiting for bread to rise.
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