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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

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Etymology

Origin of Pasch

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

Example Sentences

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Walton and fellow broadcaster Dave Pasch used the segue of legendary Bruin center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s No. 33 jersey to mention that Timiraos had just turned 33.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

“We were all working together to help Ashton not get injured,” Pasch said.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022

Pasch: “He won’t talk to me before a game. He saves it all for the air, like when you don’t see the bride before the wedding.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022

I’ve always had sympathy for Dave Pasch, who tries so hard to insert game commentary whenever Walton pauses to take a breath.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2020

They were already well acquainted with this man, for at the last Pasch, at Bethania, it had been he who prepared the meal for Jesus, and this is why St. Matthew says: a certain man.

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