Feminine
pascua
Meaning
- (feminine) Easter
- (Judaism, feminine) Passover
- (feminine) the period between the birth of Christ and the adoration of the Magi
Translations
Frequency
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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