Pasqua

See also: pasqua and Pàsqua

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Pasqua.

Proper noun

Pasqua (plural Pasquas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pasqua is the 37125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Pasqua is most common among White (90.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pasqua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Late Latin pascha (influenced by pascua 'pastures, grazing', perhaps because of the bitter herbs of the Passover seder or the end of fasting for Lent at Easter), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈpas.kwə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpas.kwa]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

Pasqua f (plural Pasqües)

1. Easter

   Synonyms: Pasqua de Resurrecció, Pasqua Florida, primera Pasqua

2. Pentecost

   Synonyms: Pasqua de Pentecosta, Pasqua Granada, Pentecosta, segona Pasqua

Usage notes

• When used without a qualifier this word usually means Easter and not Pentecost. When uncapitalized, pasqua (usually) refers to Passover.

Derived terms

• Bona Pasqua
• flor de Pasqua
• Illa de Pasqua
• mona de Pasqua
• Pasqua cristiana
• Pasqua de Pentecosta
• Pasqua de Resurrecció
• Pasqua Florida
• Pasqua Granada
• pasqual
• Pasqüetes
• primera Pasqua
• segona Pasqua

Related terms

• pasqua
• pasqua jueva (also spelled: Pasqua jueva)

References

• “Pasqua”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “Pasqua”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “Pasqua” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “Pasqua”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Italian

Alternative forms

• Pascqua (misspelling)
• Pascua (misspelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”). The surname was given to someone who was born this day.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpas.kwa/
• Rhymes: -askwa
• Hyphenation: Pà‧squa

Noun

Pasqua f (plural Pasque)

1. Passover, passover, Pasch, pasch
2. (religion, Christianity) Easter

Derived terms

• buona Pasqua
• pasquale
• Pasquale
• pasquare
• Pasquetta
• uovo di Pasqua

Related terms

• pasqua (Passover or Easter)

See also

• Domenica delle Palme
• Quaresima
• Settimana Santa
• Venerdì Santo

Proper noun

Pasqua m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. a female given name, masculine equivalent Pasquale