different between motza vs matzo

English

Etymology 1

See matzo.

Noun

motza

1. Misspelling of matzo.
   • 1901, Parley P. Pratt, The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Volume 63, page 279,

     […] militant Hebrews have all been enabled to keep their Passover in accordance with the Mosaic Law, for they were furnished with the necessary “motzas,” or cakes of unleavened bread, by their London co-religionists.

   • 1952, Victor Gollancz, My Dear Timothy, page 67,

     During the seven days of this festival, as everyone knows, Jews eat motzas, or unleavened cakes, instead of bread, in commemoration of the flight from Egypt.

   • 1984, Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain), Nursing Times, Volume 80, Issues 1-13, page 58,

     As the fleeing Israelites had no time to allow their bread to rise, one of the dietary restrictions associated with Passover is the eating of unleavened bread called ‘motza’, which contains no yeast.

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

• motser

Pronunciation

Noun

motza

1. (Australia) A lot of money.

References

• http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-motza.html

Anagrams

• matzo

Basque

Adjective

motza

1. absolutive singular of motz

English

Alternative forms

• matza
• matzah
• matzoh

Etymology

Hebrew ??????? (matsá).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæts?/, /?mæts??/, /?m???ts??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m??ts?/, /?m??tso?/, /?m???ts??/

Noun

matzo (countable and uncountable, plural matzos or matzot or matzoth)

1. (uncountable) Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.

   Matzo is eaten by Jews on Passover.

2. (countable) A piece of the above bread.

Derived terms

• egg matzo
• matzo ball

Translations

Anagrams

• motza