gebrochts

Meaning

• matzah that has contacted liquid
• custom of avoiding wetted matzah on Passover

Alternate spellings

gebrokts, gebruchts

Usage and context

A Yiddish term associated especially with Hasidic communities that avoid matzah mixed with liquid during Pesach; it is a custom, not a universal Passover prohibition.

Example in Yeshivish

They do not eat gebrochts on Pesach.

Plain-English example

They follow the custom of avoiding matzah that has come into contact with liquid on Passover.