chametz

[ Sephardic Hebrew khah-mets; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-mits ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈmɛts; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɔ mɪts /

noun Hebrew.

hametz.

Words nearby chametz

chambord, chambray, chambré, chambéry, chameleon, chametz, chamfer, chamfer bit, chamfron, chaminade, chamiso

Definition for chametz (2 of 2)

hametz

or cha·metz

[ Sephardic Hebrew khah-mets; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-mits ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈmɛts; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɔ mɪts /

noun Hebrew.

a food forbidden for use by Jews during the festival of Passover, especially a baked food, as bread or cake, made with leaven or a leavening agent.
a dish, kitchen utensil, or the like used in preparing or serving such food and similarly forbidden for use during Passover.

Origin of hametz

ḥāmēṣ literally, that which is leavened

British Dictionary definitions for chametz

chametz

chometz

/ Hebrew (xaˈmɛtʒ, Yiddish ˈxomətʒ) /

noun

Judaism leavened food which may not be eaten during Passover