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matzah

mat·zah
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [maht-suh; Sephardic Hebrew mah-tsah; Ashkenazic Hebrew mah-tsaw]
    • /ˈmɑt sə; Sephardic Hebrew mɑˈtsɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɑ tsɔ/
    • /mˈatsə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [maht-suh; Sephardic Hebrew mah-tsah; Ashkenazic Hebrew mah-tsaw]
    • /ˈmɑt sə; Sephardic Hebrew mɑˈtsɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɑ tsɔ/

Definitions of matzah word

  • abbreviation MATZAH matzo. 1
  • noun plural matzah unleavened bread in the form of large crackers, typically square and corrugated, eaten by Jews during Passover. 1
  • noun plural matzah one of these crackers. 1
  • noun matzah Alternative spelling of matzo. 1

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Origin of matzah

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < Yiddish matse < Hebrew maṣṣāh

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Parts of speech for Matzah

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

matzah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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