matzo

Pronunciation: /ˈmætsə/

The English word “matzo” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.
A piece of the above bread.

Etymology

When stressed on the first syllable, from Yiddish מצה (matse), from Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá); pronunciations stressed on the second syllable are borrowed directly from Hebrew.

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