mat‧zo , matzoh /ˈmɒtsə $ ˈmɑː-/ noun (plural matzos) [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Yiddish; Origin: matse, from Hebrew massah]

1. a large thin piece of flat bread, eaten by Jewish people during Passover

2. a type of flour used to make bread, cakes etc especially by Jewish people during Passover:
herrings dipped in matzo and fried

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