kasha

A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑʃə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ка́ша (káša, “porridge, gruel”) or Yiddish קאַשע (kashe). In Slavic languages, the term has the general meaning of groats or porridge of whatever source, but in Yiddish it became restricted to buckwheat.

Synonyms

porridge

cereal

pap

stir-about

mush

buckweat groats

Translations

kacha

kasza gryczana

Brei -s

χυλός

bouillie

brouet

🍲

porridge

Porridge

pappa

polenta

kaša

granea

kasza

mingau

papa