Meanings
plural paskas
- CanadaUkrainecountableuncountableA traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions.
Synonyms: kulich, Russian Easter bread
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of paskha.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions.
Origin
- Hebrewפֶּסַח
- Aramaicפסחא
- Ancient Greekπάσκα
- Russianпа́ска
- Ukrainianпа́ска
- Englishpaska
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.
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Ukrainian па́ска
- па́ска (páska)Ukrainian egg bread
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paska. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paska
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