azyme

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/ˈæzaɪm//ˈæzɪm/

noun

Unleavened bread used in Jewish or Christian religious contexts.

OriginLate Latin azyma ← Ancient Greek ἄζυμος →
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Meanings

nounazyme (countable and uncountable, plural azymes)

plural azymes

  1. archaiccountableuncountableUnleavened bread used in Jewish or Christian religious contexts.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄζυμος
  2. Late Latinazyma
  3. Englishazyme

From Late Latin azyma, from the adjective azymus (“unleavened”), from Ancient Greek ἄζυμος (ázumos).

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APA

azyme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azyme

MLA

“azyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azyme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azyme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azyme.

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