Etymology

kasha

ka·sha
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Today it means: A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats. Full definition →

Russian ка́ша ← Yiddish קאַשע
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kasha · noun1

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromקאַשע
  2. Russian · borrowed fromка́ша“porridge, gruel”
  3. English todaykasha

Borrowed from Russian ка́ша (káša, “porridge, gruel”) or Yiddish קאַשע (kashe). In Slavic languages, the term has the general meaning of groats or porridge of whatever source, but in Yiddish it became restricted to buckwheat.

kasha · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from火車
  2. Japanese · borrowed from火車
  3. English todaykasha

Borrowed from Japanese 火車.

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