Etymology

matzo

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Today it means: Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine. Full definition →

Yiddish מצה ← Hebrew מַצָּה
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמַצָּה
  2. Yiddish · derived fromמצה
  3. English todaymatzo

When stressed on the first syllable, from Yiddish מצה (matse), from Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá); pronunciations stressed on the second syllable are borrowed directly from Hebrew.

Words from the same roots

Yiddishמצה all →

motza

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