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Definition of "matzo" []

  • A brittle, flat piece of unleavened bread, eaten especially during Passover. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "matzo" in a sentence
  • "Julio Cortez/Associated Press Newark Mayor Cory Booker ate a piece of a large matzo baked during the grand opening of the new headquarters for Manischewitz, the kosher foods company, Tuesday in Newark, N.J. The company said the matzo was the world's largest."
  • "In the Soviet Union, where all religion was practically prohibited and anti-Semitism was sanctioned by the state, dyeing eggs was only slightly less daring than buying matzo, which is why, I suspect, my nonconformist mother rebelliously did both."
  • "Instead, during the eight days of Passover, Jewish people eat matzo, which is what their ancestors ate during their hurried escape through the desert from Egypt."
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