# matzo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmætsə/ · frequency rank #75,190

## Definitions
1. Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.
2. A piece of the above bread.

## Etymology
When stressed on the first syllable, from Yiddish מצה (matse), from Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá); pronunciations stressed on the second syllable are borrowed directly from Hebrew.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/matzo