matzo

Etymology

From Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá). The spelling matzo is a back-formation of matzos, which is borrowed from מצות.

noun

1. (uncountable) Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.
   Matzo is eaten by Jews on Passover.
2. (countable) A piece of the above bread.
   [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. 20 August 2014, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times