matzo/ˈmætsə/EtymologyWhen stressed on the first syllable, from Yiddish מצה (matse), from Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá); pronunciations stressed on the second syllable are borrowed directly from Hebrew.matzo means Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.nounThin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.“Matzo is eaten by Jews on Passover.”A piece of the above bread.“[W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.”