Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkɑʃə/
Rhymes: -ɑʃə
Hyphenation: ka‧sha
Etymology 1
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 buckwheat.
Noun
kasha (countable and uncountable , plural kashas )
buckwheat kasha
A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats , or sometimes from other cereal groats .
2000 , Faye Levy, 1,000 Jewish Recipes , page 218 :Some cooks add nuts as well, and I like the way their flavor complements that of the kasha and the browned onions.
2005 , James Meek , The People's Act of Love , Canongate, published 2006 , page 171 :Kristina Pankofska, a Polish exile whom Anna Petrovna paid a gold rouble a month to clean and help, arrived with a pail of hot kasha and two new eggs.
Etymology 2
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Noun
kasha (uncountable )
A kind of dry curry from Bengal .
2019 , Ruchira Banerjee, Some 14 Odd Years: Fragile Love or Intense Friendship , page 45 :She made some authentic Bengali recipes like Sukto, Mochar Ghonto, Doi Bagun, Doi Catla Maach and Chicken Kasha .
2021 , Arindam Sen, Money for Nothing , page 50 :I love her chicken curry, chicken bharta, chicken kasha .