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Pasch

American  
[pask] / pæsk /

noun

  1. the Jewish festival of Passover.

  2. Easter.


Pasch British  
/ pɑːsk, pæsk /

noun

  1. an archaic name for Passover Easter

"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 Pasch

before 1150; Middle English, Old English < Late Latin Pascha < Greek Páscha < Aramaic: Passover; compare Hebrew Pesaḥ Pesach


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Pasch: “So since you’re not answering the question, I’m just gonna assume it’s true.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

Pasch: “You were in ‘Ghostbusters’ and people didn’t know that, so again I think there’s a great chance that this is a true story.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

Sarah Pasch, a veteran member of the company’s corps, said the ensemble women embraced Edwards — and offered them a crash course in the tips and tricks of ballerina-dom.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

Pasch: “He prepares for the broadcast like it’s an infomercial for the school, or the city. He has all these notes, but he doesn’t know how it will play out.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022

Here it was that lambs for the Pasch were bought.

From The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Anna Catherine Emmerich

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