English Explanatory Dictionary

kishke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dish made from stuffed intestine.
  2. Intestines, guts.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪʃkə/

Word forms

kishke kishkes kishka kiszka kishkeh keeshka

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

blood pudding blood sausage derma stuffed derma stuffed kishke stomach gut guts
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