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/

• (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

Proper noun

Páscoa m or f by sense

1. a surname