Páscoa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pascoa, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פסח‎ (pesakh).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʃ.kwɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.kwɐ/
Hyphenation: Pás‧co‧a

Proper noun

Páscoa f (plural Páscoas)

Easter.

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