matzah

noun

mat·​zah

variants or less commonly matza

ˈmätsə

plural matzoth -(ˌ)tsōt(h) 

-ōs

or matzahs

-tsəz,

-əs

or matzot

-(ˌ)tsōt,

-ōs

also matzas

: matzo

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew maṣṣāh

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