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chametz

Noun CEFR B1
həˈmɛts

Definitions

Food products made from leavened grain flour, which may not be consumed on Passover.

Judaism, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschChamez
2 more languages
עבריתחמץ
Nederlandschamets

Examples

“The eating of chametz (leavened products) is explicitly prohibited on Passover (Exod. 12:19–20; 13:3), for the Israelites “took their dough before it was leavened” (Exod. 12:34) and left Egypt in great haste.”
“A chametz-free total environment is the Passover goal, so any place⟳ where chametz was or might have⟳ been used during the year is thoroughly checked and cleaned lest any chametz has been left behind.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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