Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of matzo
[W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.
2014 August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020
Origin
- Hebrewמצות
- Englishmatzos
From the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew מצות (matzót)
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APA
matzos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matzos
MLA
“matzos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matzos. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matzos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matzos.
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