kasha

noun

ka·​sha ˈkä-shə How to pronounce kasha (audio) ˈka- How to pronounce kasha (audio)
1
: a porridge made usually from buckwheat groats
2
: kasha grain before cooking

Examples of kasha in a Sentence

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Transfer the kasha to a 3-quart baking dish and pour 1/2 cup of chicken stock or water on top. Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2021 Take the kasha, a demon from hell that feasts on corpses. Zack Davisson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2020 Each will prepare a specialty, like Red Farm’s pastrami egg rolls and Ms. Harwood-Lehman’s kasha varnishkes, to share with the audience. New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017 Add the kasha and cook until the kernels have browned. Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Russian

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of kasha was in 1808

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“Kasha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kasha. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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