Saturday, 28 February 2026

When you hear 'pashka' are you hearing English or Russian?

'Pashka' is a word borrowed from Russian 'pashka'.


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note: Pashka (also spelled pasha**pascha or paskha; Russian: па́сха) is an Eastern European/Russian Orthodox cheese dessert with an etymology that directly links to the holiday it celebrates. The word pashka is derived from Pascha the Greek term for Easter which itself is a transliteration of the Aramaic pascha and the Hebrew pesach meaning Passover. Context: In Russian Paskha (Пасха) is the word for Easter. The dish is named after this as it is designed to be eaten specifically to break the fast after the Lenten period. Doublet: It is a doublet of the English word Pasch and the Ukrainian word paska (which refers to a similar but bread-based Easter tradition).
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