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Also spelled:
matzoh, matza, or matzah
Plural:
matzos, matzot, matzoth, matzas, or matzahs
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Matzos An unleavened bread, matzo is made with only flour and water.

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matzo, unleavened bread eaten by Jews during the holiday of Passover (Pesaḥ) in commemoration of their Exodus from Egypt. The rapid departure from Egypt did not allow for the fermentation of dough, and thus the use of leavening of any kind is proscribed throughout the week-long holiday.

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matzo toolTool used to pierce (dock) matzo bread, iron and wood, 18th century; in the Jewish Museum, New York City.

The Passover ritual requires that Jews eat matzos at least on the first night of the celebration. Among observant Jews it is customary, however, to eat matzos throughout Passover.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Zeidan.