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.

Inherited 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 פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”).

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

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Pasqua f (plural Pasqües)

1. Easter

   Synonyms: Pasqua de Resurrecció, Pasqua Florida, primera Pasqua

2. Pentecost

   Synonyms: Pasqua de Pentecosta, Pasqua Granada, Pentecosta, segona Pasqua

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

• pasqua
• pasqua jueva (also spelled: 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, 2024
• “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 פֶּסַח (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 (Passover or Easter)

Pasqua m or f by sense

1. a surname

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