PAQUE n.f. from the Greek "paskha," and from the Hebrew "pessah" passage 1. Fête annuelle juive qui commémore la sortie d'Egypt du peuple hébreu. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
They served wonderful food - beef Stroganov, chicken Kiev, paskha, blini and caviar, sturgeon in jelly. From Wordnik.com. [Gorky Park]
They also eat "tvorog" (milk curds) and raisins and sugar all set in a form, which white, moulded convection is also called "paskha". From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
Any minute now the Easter matins will start; in our cell everything is clean, and on our large common table standkulichi and paskha, a huge "X.B.". From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
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