tafaska

Tashelhit

Etymology

An old borrowing from Latin pascha (“pascha / passover”), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Cognate with Italian Pasqua, English Pascha, Spanish Pascua, Portuguese Páscoa, and Swahili Pasaka.

Noun

tafaska f (plural tifaskiwn)

1. Eid al-Adha