matzo
English
Etymology
Back-formation of matzos, which is borrowed from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew מצות (matsót), the plural of מַצָּה (matsá).
Pronunciation
Noun
matzo (countable and uncountable, plural matzos or matzot or matzoth)
- (uncountable) Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.
- (countable) A piece of the above bread.
- 2014 August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times:
- [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.
Derived terms
Translations
thin, unleavened bread
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