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paska

/ˈpɑskə/

Where it comes from

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.

noun paskas

Canada, Ukraine, countable, uncountable A traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions.
Similar: kulich, Russian Easter bread
alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of paskha

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@misc{paska_2026,
  title = {paska},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paska},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}