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matzo definition

matzo (mät′sə, -sō)

noun

  1. a kind of thin, crisp unleavened bread eaten by Jews during the Passover
  2. pl. matzot mat′·zot (-sōt), matzoth mat′·zoth (-sōt), matzos mat′·zos a piece of this

Etymology: Heb matstsāh, unleavened

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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