Etymology

motza

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Today it means: A lot of money. Full definition →

Yiddish מצה
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motza · noun1

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromמצה“(unleavened) bread”
  2. English todaymotza

Probably from motza, a variant of matzo, or its etymon Yiddish מצה (matse, “(unleavened) bread”). Compare bread, dough (“money”).

motza · noun2

See matzo.

Words from the same roots

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