matzo

noun mat·zo \ˈmät-sə also -(ˌ)sō\

: a dry, thin bread eaten especially by Jewish people at Passover

plural mat·zoth \-ˌsōt, -ˌsōth, -sōs\ or mat·zos or mat·zohs \-səz, -səs also -ˌsōz\

Full Definition of MATZO

: unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover

: a wafer of matzo

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mat·zo or mat·zoh \ˈmät-sə also -(ˌ)sō\

Yiddish matse, from Hebrew maṣṣāh

First Known Use: 1650

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