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kishkes

kishkes is the plural 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

Questions about kishkes

What is kishkes the plural of?
Kishkes is the plural of kishke.

Words near kishkes in the dictionary

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

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