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mat·zo

also mat·zoh  (mät′sə, -sō′, -sô′, mät-sä′)
n. pl. mat·zos also mat·zohs (mät′səz, -sōs′) or mat·zot or mat·zoth (mät-sôt′)
A flat, usually brittle piece of unleavened bread, eaten especially during Passover.

[Yiddish matse, from Hebrew maṣṣâ; see mṣ́ṣ́ in Semitic roots.]
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matzo

(ˈmætˈsəʊ) or

matzoh

;

matza

(ˈmætsə) or

matzah

n, pl matzos, matzohs, matzas, matzahs or matzoth (Hebrew maˈtsɔt)
(Judaism) a brittle very thin biscuit of unleavened bread, traditionally eaten during Passover
[from Hebrew matsāh]
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mat•zo

or mat•zoh

(ˈmɑt sə)

n., pl. -zos or -zohs (-səz) -zoth, -zot, -zos (-soʊt, -soʊs)
unleavened bread in the form of large wafers, eaten by Jews during Passover.
[1840–50; < Yiddish matse < Hebrew maṣṣāh]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.matzo - brittle flat bread eaten at Passovermatzo - brittle flat bread eaten at Passover
bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
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Translations

matzo

nMatze f, → Matzen m
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According to Kloeris, anyone who actually insists on eating only matzos on Passover while on the International Space Station can bring enough matzos for the holiday.
She was happy to see Judaism alive and well, and you could almost measure that joy in the chocolate covered matzos, coconut-crusted marshmallows, sugary fruit rings, and nubby horseradish roots piled in every corner of her kosher-for-Passover kitchen.
MY MATZO CHREMSEL TIME: 1/2 hour, plus 1/2 hour's refrigeration INGREDIENTS: 3 plain unsalted matzos, broken into bite-size pieces, soaked in cold water for one minute and gently squeezed dry 2 tablespoons dried currants 2 tablespoons almonds, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons dried apricots or prunes, coarsely chopped 3 large eggs, separated 1/4 cup matzo meal 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup granulated sugar, more for sprinkling if desired 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Zest and juice of one lemon Vegetable oil (kosher for Passover), for frying Confectioners' sugar (kosher for Passover), for sprinkling if desired.
The event included the baking of the World's Largest Matzo, which measured 24.1-feet long by 41-inches wide, and was the equivalent of 336 regular matzos.
"I'd serve traditional Jewish fare like bagels and matzos and make Hitler eat it all.
"Soon we'll see oat-bran matzos [and] dog biscuits..."
"Uncle Morty's Gourmet Matzos Brie," as it's called at Goop, calls for the slightly unusual method of soaking matzah pieces in milk instead of water.
Matzos Coffee, also known as Matza Cafe, is a European Passover treat that has become forgotten for reasons I can't fathom, since not only is this dish deceptively simpleit's really nothing more than its name, matzoh soaked in coffeeit's delicious and especially loved by children.
"In the past, they used to knead [Passover] matzos with human blood and eat them.
On their religious holidays, if they cannot find a Muslim to slaughter, and use drops of his blood to knead the matzos they eat, they slaughter a Christian in order to take drops of his blood, and mix it into the matzos that they eat on that holiday," claimed Abu Zant.