Matzo, matzah, or matza is an unleavened flatbread that is part of Jewish cuisine and forms an integral element of the Passover festival, during which chametz is forbidden. As the Torah recounts, God commanded the Israelites to eat only unleavened bread during the seven day Passover festival.

What does the word matzo mean?

1 : unleavened bread eaten especially at the Passover. 2 : a wafer of matzo.

What does the term unleavened mean?

: made without leaven : (such as yeast or baking powder) : not leavened unleavened bread Literally "little cakes," tortillas are flat, unleavened rounds that can be made from either corn or wheat flour. —