Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: motza
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lot of money.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

Alternative form of matzo.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"How often is this happening? I don't think anyone knows. It must be costing a motza and that's a real concern."
"[…]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."
"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

Probably from motza, a variant of matzo, or its etymon Yiddish מצה (matse, “(unleavened) bread”). Compare bread, dough (“money”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: מצה

Usage

Inflected Forms

motser (alternative) motzas (plural)

Questions

What does motza mean?: A lot of money.
Where does motza come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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