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chametz

cha metz |KHôˈmāts, ˈKHôˌmets kəˈmeɪts |(also chometz ) ▶noun Judaism leaven, or food mixed with leaven, prohibited during Passover. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Hebrew ḥāmēṣ.

 

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chametz

chametz |hɑːˈmɛts, ˈxɑːmɛts |(also chometz ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Judaism leaven or food mixed with leaven, prohibited during Passover. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Hebrew ḥāmēṣ.