- matzo or matzoh
- mat|zo or mat|zoh [ `matsə ] noun count or uncounta type of flat bread traditionally eaten by Jewish people during the Passover holiday
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matzo or matzoh
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matzoh — matzo UK [ˈmɒtsə] / UK [ˈmætsəʊ] or matzoh UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms matzo : singular matzo plural matzos a type of flat bread traditionally eaten by Jewish people during the Passover holiday … English dictionary
matzo — UK [ˈmɒtsə] / UK [ˈmætsəʊ] or matzoh UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms matzo : singular matzo plural matzos a type of flat bread traditionally eaten by Jewish people during the Passover holiday … English dictionary
matzoh — matzo matz o, matzoh matz oh, n.; pl. E. {matzos} or {matzohs}; Hebr. {matzoth} [Heb. matsts[=o]th, pl. of matsts[=a]h unleavened.] A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
matzoh — also matzo, flat piece of unleavened bread eaten by Jews during the Passover, 1846, from Heb. matztzah (pl. matztzoth) unleavened bread, lit. juiceless, from stem of matzatz he sucked out, drained out … Etymology dictionary
matzo — , matzoh (MAHT zoh) [Hebrew] The unleavened bread made of wheat flour and water, eaten by Jews during the festival of Passover, usually in the form of large, square crackers. Yesterday I took him to the Second Avenue Deli, and he gulped… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
matzo — matz o, matzoh matz oh, n.; pl. E. {matzos} or {matzohs}; Hebr. {matzoth} [Heb. matsts[=o]th, pl. of matsts[=a]h unleavened.] A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Matzo — Hand baked shmurah matzo Machine made matzo Matzo o … Wikipedia
Matzoh Ball — (MAWT.suh bawl) n. A Jewish party or dance held on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Also: Matzo Ball. Example Citations: My brother Adam told me that it was traditional to hold Christmas Eve parties among Jewish singles living in Manhattan in the… … New words
Matzo Ball — For the traditional Jewish food, see matzah ball. The Matzo Ball is an annual Christmas Eve nightlife event and party held in a number of major cities in the United States and Canada targeted primarily at young Jewish singles and organized by the … Wikipedia
matzoh — noun brittle flat bread eaten at Passover • Syn: ↑matzo, ↑matzah, ↑unleavened bread • Hypernyms: ↑bread, ↑breadstuff, ↑staff of life * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
