matzoh
pronunciation
How to pronounce matzoh in British English:
UK ['matsə]
How to pronounce matzoh in American English:
US ['matsə]
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- Noun:
- brittle flat bread eaten at Passover
Word Origin
- matzoh (n.)
- also matzo, flat piece of unleavened bread eaten by Jews during the Passover, 1846, from Hebrew matztzah (plural matztzoth) "unleavened bread," literally "juiceless," from stem of matzatz "he sucked out, drained out."