Monday, 7 August 2023

The Yiddish origins of the word 'matzo'

'Matzo' is a word borrowed from Yiddish 'matztzah'. The word entered the English language some time around 1650.


matzo [noun] [1650]
  • unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover
  • a wafer of matzo
See 'matzo' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Yiddish.

Etymology: Yiddish 'matse' from Hebrew 'maṣṣāh'
See more loan words from 1600s.


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