matzo ball
matzo ball noun: a ball of unleavened dough, often served in soup in Jewish culture.
Noun
matzo ball (plural matzo balls)
- A ball of unleavened dough, often served in soup in Jewish culture.
- Food was prepared with a far defter hand; I had matzo ball soup and boiled beef with horseradish, which sounds terrible but was excellent; Eliza ordered cholent, a thick bean stew, topped with a slice of meat loaf — our Jewish-mom-like server basically forced her.2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times
Forms of matzo ball
| plural | matzo balls |
|---|---|
| alternative form | matza ball |
| alternative form | matzah ball |
| alternative form | matzoh ball |
| alternative form | matzoball |
Questions about matzo ball
- What does matzo ball mean?
- Matzo ball means a ball of unleavened dough, often served in soup in Jewish culture.
- What part of speech is matzo ball?
- Matzo ball is a noun.
- What is the plural of matzo ball?
- The plural of matzo ball is matzo balls.
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