Etymology

shmurah matzo

Today it means: A type of handmade matzo whose production is supervised to ensure that no fermentation occurs. Full definition →

Hebrew מַצָּה שְׁמוּרָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמַצָּה שְׁמוּרָה“guarded matzo”
  2. English todayshmurah matzo

Borrowed from Hebrew מַצָּה שְׁמוּרָה (“guarded matzo”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.