English word origin

Etymology of kasha

Borrowed from Russian ка́ша (káša, “porridge, gruel”) or Yiddish קאַשע (kashe). In Slavic languages, the term has the general meaning of groats or porridge of whatever source, but in Yiddish it became restricted to buckw

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.

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Borrowed-form mentionка́шаru · porridge, gruel
Borrowed-form mentionקאַשעyi

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Source etymology 3

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noun

A yokai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Japanese 火車.

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