Pasch
[pask]
/pæsk/
noun
1.
the Jewish festival of Passover.
2.
Easter
.
Origin
before 1150;
Middle English,
Old English
<
Late Latin
Pascha
<
Greek
Páscha
<
Aramaic:
Passover; compare
Hebrew
Pesaḥ
Pesach
British Dictionary definitions for
Pasch
Pasch
/
pɑːsk;
pæsk
/
noun
1.
an archaic name for
Passover
(sense 1),
Easter
Word Origin
C12: from Old French
pasche,
via Church Latin and Greek from Hebrew
pesakh
Pesach
Word Origin and History for
Pasch
"Easter," early 12c.; see
paschal
.