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kishka

kishka is the alternative spelling of kishke.

Meaning of kishke

Noun

kishke (plural kishkes)

  1. A dish made from stuffed intestine.
    • Now what is cholent without "kishke"? Our mothers made kishke from the small intestine of a cow. They filled it with stuffing, spices and Shmaltz (chicken fats).2012, David H. Chanofsky, Burnt Offerings: A Rabbi's Memoir, iUniverse, page 118
    Synonyms:
    blood pudding, blood sausage, derma, stuffed derma, stuffed kishke
  2. (also, figuratively, in plural, informal, often) Intestines, guts.
    • Oy a broch! I was so worried! I knew something was wrong. In my kishkes, I could feel it!
    Synonyms:
    stomach, gut, guts

Forms of kishka

pluralkishkas

Questions about kishka

What is kishka the alternative spelling of?
Kishka is the alternative spelling of kishke.

Words near kishka in the dictionary

  1. Kishinev
  2. Kishino
  3. Kishinos
  4. Kishinyov
  5. Kishis
  6. kishka
  7. kishkas
  8. kishke
  9. kishkeh
  10. kishkes
  11. kishlak

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