kasha

English

WOTD – 17 April 2012
buckwheat kasha

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

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Japanese

Romanization

kasha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かしゃ

Portuguese

Noun

kasha m (uncountable)

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

Swahili

Etymology

From Portuguese caixa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧sha

Noun

kasha (ma class, plural makasha)

  1. storage chest

See also

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