how to pronounce passover

/ˈpæˌsoʊvɚ/

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passover is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of passover in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

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meanings of passover

name:

The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month (Nisan 14), which is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual Sabbaths).
The seven-day or eight-day (Orthodox and Conservative Judaism) Jewish festival of Pesach, commemorating the biblical story of the Exodus, during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed.
The Christian holy day generally falling on the first day of the Jewish Passover.

noun:

Alternative letter-case form of Passover.

passover frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word passover occurs in english on average 5.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.