Páscoa

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpas.kwɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpaʃ.kwɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpas.kwa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpaʃ.kwɐ/, /ˈpaʃ.ku.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: Pás‧co‧a

Proper noun

Páscoa f (plural Páscoas)

  1. Easter

Descendants

  • → Konkani: पास्कां (pāskā̃)
  • → Sinhalese: පාස්කු (pāsku)
  • →? Tamil: பாஸ்கு (pāsku)

Proper noun

Páscoa m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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