kasha

¹ American  

[kah-shuh] / ˈkɑ ʃə /

noun

1. a soft food prepared from hulled and crushed grain, especially buckwheat.

2. such grain before cooking.

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Kasha ² American  

[kash-uh] / ˈkæʃ ə /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a soft fabric of wool and goat's hair, having a napped surface and a slight crosswise streak.

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kasha British  

/ ˈkɑːʃə /

noun

1. a dish originating in Eastern Europe, consisting of boiled or baked buckwheat

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Etymology

Origin of kasha

First recorded in 1800–10, kasha is from the Russian word kásha

Example Sentences

But my mother’s cooking went well beyond the chopped liver, stuffed cabbage, kasha varnishkes and chicken soup of her Eastern European background, both in attention to detail and imagination.

From New York Times

Instead, he seemed fully at ease with life in the metro, sitting with a gaggle of friends and eating helpings of chicken, kasha, soup and pickled shredded carrot.

From Los Angeles Times

Eastern European Jews mix buckwheat with bow-tie pasta and caramelized onions in kasha varnishkes.

From Washington Post

It appears that kasha varnishkes traded the old country for its new adopted home.

From Washington Post

His talk on Nov. 16 includes recipes for beet borscht and kasha varnishkes, and an interactive discussion after the lecture.

From New York Times