kishke
Americannoun
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Also called stuffed derma. Jewish Cooking. a beef or fowl intestine stuffed with a mixture, as of flour, fat, onion, and seasonings, and roasted.
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Slang. kishkes, the innermost parts; guts.
noun
Etymology
Origin of kishke
1935–40; < Yiddish < Slavic; compare Polish kiszka sausage
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Example Sentences
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And plant-based sausages remind me of kishke, a traditional Jewish and Eastern European sausage made with beef and bread or grains, in a very good way.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2019
“He and I are the same piece of kishke, as my grandmother used to say.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018
"Bubeleh, let's make a deal; I feel it in my kishke," he'll say, referring to his gut.
From Time Magazine Archive
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