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See also: Kasha
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑʃə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɑʃə
- Hyphenation: ka‧sha
Etymology 1
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.
Noun
kasha (countable and uncountable, plural kashas)
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- A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.
- 2000, Faye Levy, 1,000 Jewish Recipes, page 218:
- Some cooks add nuts as well, and I like the way their flavor complements that of the kasha and the browned onions.
- 2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 171:
- Kristina Pankofska, a Polish exile whom Anna Petrovna paid a gold rouble a month to clean and help, arrived with a pail of hot kasha and two new eggs.
Translations
porridge
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Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kasha (uncountable)
- A kind of dry curry from Bengal.
- 2019, Ruchira Banerjee, Some 14 Odd Years: Fragile Love or Intense Friendship, page 45:
- She made some authentic Bengali recipes like Sukto, Mochar Ghonto, Doi Bagun, Doi Catla Maach and Chicken Kasha.
- 2021, Arindam Sen, Money for Nothing, page 50:
- I love her chicken curry, chicken bharta, chicken kasha.
Etymology 3
Noun
kasha (plural kasha)
- (folklore) A yokai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds.
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
kasha
Portuguese
Noun
kasha m (uncountable)
- kasha (type of porridge eaten in central and eastern Europe)
Swahili
Etymology
From Portuguese caixa.
Pronunciation
Noun
kasha (ma class, plural makasha)
- storage chest
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