shmurah matzo

noun

A type of handmade matzo whose production is supervised to ensure that no fermentation occurs.

Meanings

nounshmurah matzo (plural shmurah matzos)

plural shmurah matzos

  1. A type of handmade matzo whose production is supervised to ensure that no fermentation occurs.

Origin

  1. Hebrewמַצָּה שְׁמוּרָה“guarded matzo”
  2. Englishshmurah matzo

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

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shmurah matzo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmurah%20matzo

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“shmurah matzo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmurah%20matzo. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shmurah matzo,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmurah%20matzo.

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