English Explanatory Dictionary

paska

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions.
  2. Alternative form of paskha.

Word forms

paska paskas

Etymology

From Ukrainian па́ска (páska) and Russian па́ска (páska), borrowing from Ancient Greek πάσκα (páska), phonetic variant of πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ). Doublet of Pasch, Pascha, paskha, and Pesach.

Synonyms

kulich Russian Easter bread
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