kishke

or kish·ka

[ kish-kuh ]

/ ˈkɪʃ kə /

noun

Also called stuffed derma. Jewish Cookery. a beef or fowl intestine stuffed with a mixture, as of flour, fat, onion, and seasonings, and roasted.

kishkes, Slang. the innermost parts; guts.

Nearby words

kisetla, kish, kishi, kishi, nobusuke, kishinev, kishke, kisi, kiska, kiskadee, kislev, kismayu

Origin of kishke

1935–40; < Yiddish < Slavic; compare Polish kiszka sausage

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British Dictionary definitions for kishke

kishke

/ (ˈkɪʃkə) /

noun

a beef or fowl intestine or skin stuffed with flour, onion, etc, and boiled and roasted

Word Origin for kishke

Yiddish: gut, probably from Russian kishka

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