kasha

Definition

A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "Some cooks add nuts as well, and I like the way their flavor complements that of the kasha and the browned onions."
• "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."