paskha

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/ˈpɑskə/

noun

A traditional Eastern Orthodox Easter dessert, made from curd.

OriginRussian па́сха →
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Meanings

nounpaskha (countable and uncountable, plural paskhas)

plural paskhas · alternative paska · alternative pashka · alternative pascha · alternative pasha

  1. countableuncountableA traditional Eastern Orthodox Easter dessert, made from curd.

Origin

  1. Russianпа́сха
  2. Englishpaskha

Borrowed from Russian па́сха (pásxa), from Па́сха (Pásxa, “Easter”). Doublet of Pasch, Pascha, paska, and Pesach.

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Translations

Arabic بَاسْخَا, بَاسْخَا
  • بَاسْخَا (basḵā)Easter dessert
  • بَاسْخَا (bāsḵā)Easter dessert
Chinese Mandarin 甜奶渣糕
  • 甜奶渣糕 (tiánnǎizhāgāo)Easter dessert
Finnish pasha
  • pashaEaster dessert
Japanese パスハ, パスカ
  • パスハ (pasuha)Easter dessert
  • パスカ (pasuka)Easter dessert
Polish pascha
  • paschaEaster dessert
Russian па́сха, па́ска
  • па́сха (pásxa)Easter dessert
  • па́ска (páska)Easter dessert
  • кули́ч (kulíč)Easter dessert
Spanish paska
  • paskaEaster dessert
Swedish pasjka
  • pasjkaEaster dessert
Ukrainian па́ска
  • па́ска (páska)Easter dessert
Vietnamese món pa-xơ-kha
  • món pa-xơ-khaEaster dessert

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

paskha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paskha

MLA

“paskha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paskha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paskha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paskha.

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