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kishke

/ˈkɪʃkə/

kishke noun: a dish made from stuffed intestine.

kishke: a dish made from stuffed intestine
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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
    • Zelik the Benefactor's wife was the queen of kishke. Her kishke melted in your mouth. It always came out brown and shiny, like chestnuts fresh from the tree.2015, Vilna without Vilna, in Helen Mintz (translator), Abraham Karpinowitz, Vilna My Vilna, Syracuse University Press, page 20
    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!
    • Subsequently she was over the toilet all night throwing up. ‘My kishkas came out from that thing! Some practical joker!’1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint
    Synonyms:
    stomach, gut, guts

Synonyms of kishke

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Forms of kishke

pluralkishkes
alternative formkishka
alternative formkiszka
alternative formkishkeh
alternative formkeeshka

Origin of kishke

Attested in English since the late 1930s, from Yiddish קישקע (kishke), from Slavic—Polish kiszka, Russian кишка́ (kišká), or Ukrainian ки́шка (kýška). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kyšьka (“intestine, stomach”). May be related to Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “intestine”) or Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

Questions about kishke

What does kishke mean?
Kishke means a dish made from stuffed intestine.
What part of speech is kishke?
Kishke is a noun.
How do you pronounce kishke?
Kishke is pronounced /ˈkɪʃkə/.
What is the plural of kishke?
The plural of kishke is kishkes.

Words near kishke in the dictionary

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

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