Feminine

pascua

Meaning

  1. (feminine) Easter
  2. (Judaism, feminine) Passover
  3. (feminine) the period between the birth of Christ and the adoration of the Magi

Synonyms

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
pas‧cua
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpaskwa/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing; feed for animals”), the confusion aided by the end of Lent fasting at Easter), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא (paskha), from Hebrew פסח (pesakh).

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