matzo ball

noun

: a small ball-shaped dumpling made from matzo meal

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Step through the red-brick facade any morning of the week for a coffee and a nosh—and don’t miss out on the latkes served with applesauce and sour cream or the matzo ball soup. Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025 Also, there's a deli and freezer case for ready-heat meals like matzo ball soup, chicken pot pie, and take-and-bake rugelach dough. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 This matzo ball soup recipe will decidedly appeal to the former. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025 Their other fan favorites are knish, latkes, and matzo ball soup. Ronny Maye, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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