n.
Variant: or mat · zoh
Pronunciation: ' mät-s ə also -( ˌ )s ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mat · zoth \ - ˌ s ō t, - ˌ s ō th, -s ō s \ or mat · zos or mat · zohs \ -s ə z, -s ə s also - ˌ s ō z \
Etymology: Yiddish matse, from Hebrew ma ș ș ā h
Date: 1650
1 : unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover
2 : a wafer of matzo