pască

See also: pasca, pascà, and pașcă

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Byzantine Greek πάσχα (páskha). Less likely from Latin pascha or through a Slavic intermediate pascha. Compare also the related Paște (“Easter”).

Noun

pască f (plural păști)

  1. unleavened bread for Passover; azyme; matzo
  2. a type of (leavened) bread or cake filled with cheese and other things, eaten by Orthodox Christians for Easter
  3. (archaic) Paschal Lamb in Jewish tradition
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