English Explanatory Dictionary

kish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.
noun
  1. The graphite formed as a byproduct in iron smelting.
name
  1. An ancient city of Sumer, located some 12 km east of Babylon, and 80 km south of Baghdad.
  2. A resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf.

Pronunciation

/kɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kish.wav

Word forms

kish kishes

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish cis, ceis (“basket, hamper”). Doublet of cesta.

Related words

Aga
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