variants
or matzoh
1
: unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover
2
: a wafer of matzo
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Sometimes parents hide the piece of matzo, and children search for it.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
On the first evening, about 100 activists, many Jewish, sat in a circle to pray, sing, drink grape juice and eat matzo ball soup, matzo crackers and watermelon.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
During Passover, which ended last week, Jewish communities avoided chametz (leavened goods like wheat and spelt) and instead consumed matzo.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
The festival commemorates the ancient Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt and begins with a meal called a Passover Seder, during which a piece of matzo is broken in two.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
On the first evening, about 100 activists, many Jewish, sat in a circle to pray, sing, drink grape juice and eat matzo ball soup, matzo crackers and watermelon.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
During Passover, which ended last week, Jewish communities avoided chametz (leavened goods like wheat and spelt) and instead consumed matzo.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
The festival commemorates the ancient Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt and begins with a meal called a Passover Seder, during which a piece of matzo is broken in two.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Matzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matzo. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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