pascha

Etymology

From Latin pascha (“Passover”), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). Doublet of Pasch, paska, paskha, and Pesach.

pascha means pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

Why “pascha” is a great word

PASCHA — [Noun, Adjective] Pertaining to or denoting the Christian feast of Easter or the Jewish Passover. From Latin pascha ("Passover"), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, "Passover"), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, "Passover"). Unlike Easter, with its Germanic goddess and vernal customs, or Pesach, the specific Jewish commemoration of the Exodus, Pascha is the ancient, untranslated nexus where these two holy nights converge. It is the midnight cry of "Christ is risen!" in a darkened cathedral, the scent of lamb roasting at dusk, and the shared calculation of a spring full moon—a single, resonant word stretched across a theological watershed, forever freighted with two profoundly linked stories of deliverance.

adj

Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context).“In the Orthodox Christian church, Pascha week is the week succeeding Easter.”

noun

Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast.
Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter.