kasha

¹

[ kah-shuh ]

noun

1. a soft food prepared from hulled and crushed grain, especially buckwheat.
2. such grain before cooking.

Kasha

²

[ kash-uh ]

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

/ ˈkɑːʃə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of kasha¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of kasha¹

from Russian

Example Sentences

The quarterly spend—the corporation’s largest ever, also included a $1 million equity investment in Kasha, a women-focused e-commerce player operating in Kenya and Uganda.

From Quartz

Two such activists are Frank Mugisha and Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera in Uganda.

From The Daily Beast

Then they brought the old man into the hut and gave him a bowl of kasha to eat, because he had had no dinner.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no magic about the kasha; but it was good enough kasha for all that, and hunger made it better.

From Project Gutenberg

Is it true that thou, Ahura Mazda, seizest the waters from the sea Vouru-kasha with the wind and the clouds?

From Project Gutenberg

I, Ahura Mazda, seize the waters from the sea Vouru-kasha with the wind and the clouds.

From Project Gutenberg

Léonie for me, old Kasha for the children—they do everything.

From Project Gutenberg