matzo ball

noun

: a small ball-shaped dumpling made from matzo meal

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Just as Harper fondly recalls having the matzo ball soup with her grandfather, customers can order the Better Than Bubbe’s Matzo Ball Soup Kit to go alongside the New York Pastrami Sandwich Kit, not to mention the Dusseldorf Mustard, or a six-pack of Potato Knishes, and so much more. Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Customers often assume their choices will include popular kosher comfort food like beef brisket or matzo ball soup. Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 Family of man who died questions city's safety measures Appeals court sides with Hamburger Mary’s in suit challenging drag show law Best matzo ball soup in South Florida? Devora Shabtai, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025 Unleavened matzo takes center stage at the Seder table, to accompany many, many other delicious things, including classics like crispy potato kugel, brisket, matzo brei and Joan Nathan’s five-star matzo ball soup (above). Sam Sifton, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for matzo ball

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of matzo ball was in 1902

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“Matzo ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matzo%20ball. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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