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paska

/ˈpɑskə/

paska noun: a traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions. Also the alternative form of paskha.

paska: a traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions
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Noun

paska (countable and uncountable, plural paskas)

  1. (Canada, Ukraine) A traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions.

Also used as

paska is also the alternative form of paskha.

Synonyms of paska

Forms of paska

pluralpaskas

Origin of paska

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.

Questions about paska

What does paska mean?
Paska means a traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions.
What part of speech is paska?
Paska is a noun.
How do you pronounce paska?
Paska is pronounced /ˈpɑskə/.
What is the plural of paska?
The plural of paska is paskas.

Words near paska in the dictionary

  1. Pasithee
  2. pasitrote
  3. pasitrotes
  4. pasivirus
  5. pasiviruses
  6. paska
  7. paskas
  8. Paske
  9. pasken
  10. Paskenta
  11. Paskes

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