kasha

From Russian ка́ша (káša, “porridge, gruel”) or Yiddish קאַשע‎ (kashe).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʃə/
• Hyphenation: ka‧sha

kasha (countable and uncountable, plural kashas)

1. 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 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.

• Khasa, Sakha, hakas, shaka

kasha

1. Rōmaji transcription of かしゃ

kasha m (uncountable)

1. kasha (type of porridge eaten in central and eastern Europe)

From Portuguese caixa.

• Hyphenation: ka‧sha

kasha (ma class, plural makasha)

1. storage chest

• sanduku