Pasqua

Borrowed from Italian Pasqua.

Pasqua (plural Pasquas)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pasqua is the 37125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Pasqua is most common among White (90.18%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pasqua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

From Vulgar Latin pascua, from Late Latin pascha (influenced by pascua 'pastures, grazing', perhaps because of the bitter herbs of the Passover seder or the end of fasting for Lent at Easter), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פסח‎ (pésakh, “Passover”).

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.kwə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.kwa/

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Pasqua f (plural Pasqües)

1. Easter
2. Pentecost

When used without qualifier this word usually means Easter and not Pentecost. When uncapitalized, pasqua refers to Passover.

• (Easter): Pasqua de Resurrecció, Pasqua Florida, primera Pasqua
• (Pentecost): Pasqua de Pentecosta, Pasqua Granada, Pentecosta, segona Pasqua

• pasqua
• pasqua jueva

• “Pasqua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “Pasqua”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “Pasqua” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “Pasqua” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• Pascqua (misspelling)
• Pascua (misspelling)

From Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פסח‎ (pésakh, “Passover”). The surname was given to someone who was born this day.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.skwa/
• Rhymes: -askwa
• Hyphenation: Pà‧squa

Pasqua f (plural Pasque)

1. Passover, passover, Pasch, pasch
2. (religion, Christianity) Easter

Pasqua m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Domenica delle Palme
• Quaresima
• Settimana Santa
• Venerdì Santo