pasko

Cebuano

noun
Definitions
  • Christmas; a festival, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places
  • (marketing) the Christmas season
  • (bingo) the number twenty-five

Etymology

Derived from Spanish, Castilian pascua (Easter) derived from Latin pascua, pascha (Easter, Passover) derived from Ancient Greek πάσχα (Passover) derived from Aramaic פסחא derived from Hebrew (modern) פסח (Passover).

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

פסח

Gloss

Passover

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