/ ˈmætsəʊ; NAmE ˈmɑːtsoʊ/ noun
[ U , C ] ( pl. -os ) a type of bread in the form of a large flat biscuit, traditionally eaten by Jews during Passover; one of these biscuits
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WORD ORIGIN
Yiddish , from Hebrew maṣṣāh .
/ ˈmætsəʊ; NAmE ˈmɑːtsoʊ/ noun
[ U , C ] ( pl. -os ) a type of bread in the form of a large flat biscuit, traditionally eaten by Jews during Passover; one of these biscuits
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WORD ORIGIN
Yiddish , from Hebrew maṣṣāh .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005