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    kasha
    noun
    a soft food prepared from hulled and crushed grain, especially buckwheat.
  • Kasha
    Kasha
    a brand name for a soft fabric of wool and goat's hair, having a napped surface and a slight crosswise streak.

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.


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.


kasha British  
/ ˈkɑːʃə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kasha

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


Vocabulary lists containing kasha

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“I know more people are coming in here now, because I’m seeing people I’ve never seen,” said McRae, who’d just enjoyed a lunch of whitefish with squash and kasha.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

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 ● May 2, 2022

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 ● May 2, 2022

The daily cafe menu might feature kasha porridge, Russian-style syrniki pancakes, labneh parfait with chickpea granola, and malawach, Jewish pancakes from Yemen.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022

After we have a quick breakfast of boiled kasha the next morning, I feel like I’m sitting on nails waiting for Mom to go take her shower.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

You can pair them with Borscht either hot or cold, Kasha Varnishkas or Beet, Apple & Herring Salad, all parts of the American-Jewish canon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

She adding that it was out of character for Kasha to miss a significant milestone in her life.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024

Kasha varnishkes shines, and I mean really shines, when you use an ample amount of fat to make it.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021

Kasha Patel and Jason Samenow contributed to this report.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2021

Léonie for me, old Kasha for the children—they do everything.—We leave the Petersburg station at five.

From The Genius by Margaret Horton Potter

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