Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See derma2.
Wiktionary
- n. A dish made from stuffed intestine.
- n. informal, often plural Intestines, guts.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet
Etymologies
- 1935–40. From Yiddish קישקע (kishke), from Slavic—Polish kiszka, Russian кишка (kíška), or Ukrainian кишка (kýška). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kyša, *kyšьka (“intestine, stomach”). Related to Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, "intestine") and possibly Ancient Greek κύστις (kustis, "bladder"). (Wiktionary)
- Yiddish, from Russian kishka, intestine; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“In need of a side dish she improvises her famous kishke recipe by killing a wondering alpaca with a makeshift bow and arrow made out of a knitting needle and a lanyard key chain my daughter made at camp.”
The Huffington Post: Lawrence Shulruff: My Wife's Purse, The Mini-Series
“Mort was so crazy about the pilot he wanted me to write an entire season -- and my wife's kishke recipe.”
The Huffington Post: Lawrence Shulruff: My Wife's Purse, The Mini-Series
“I too have suffered paralysis in a plethora of possibility: belly or Nova, herring or tongue, chub or sable, kreplach or kishke, kugel or blueberry blintz ...”
“I mean, I'm willing to sacrifice my poulkes for some kugel and kishke.”
The Huffington Post: Carin Davis: Honey Cake: The Fruitcake of the Jews
“Zach – perhaps you confusing kasha varnishke with kishke?”
“Most New Yorkers realized that the 2nd Ave Deli stood for more than just kishke and chopped liver.”
“The reference to Palm Beach is already code, and unless I am deceiving myself, it refers to people who would not be expected to be Obama voters anyhow, but the most interesting thing to me is the yiddishism “kishke.””
“It's a shame to see that the more esoteric -- well, for Minnesota, anyway -- dishes, including kishke and tzimmes, have disappeared.”
“The buried treasures are a plump sweetbread kishke, or sausage, and a veal short rib that collapses at the touch.”
“The delicate fried knishes here enfold fluffy whipped potato; the kishke, a delectable blend of grain and beef fat, is sourced-like so many deli sausages in Chicago-from”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘kishke’.
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Yiddishkeit
There are a few short lists of Yiddish words, but none appropriate to the glory of the language, and none that are open. Thought I'd start one, and would love contributions. I'm tagging as I go, an...
schmuck, nosh, chutzpah, shtick, kvetch, oy vey, oy gevalt, shvitz, shtik, shiksa, putz, mensch and 94 more...
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bintalshamsa's list
My Favorite Words
weltschmerz, perspicacity, idée fixe, invigilator, salubrious, tchotchke, ex nihilo, invidious, malapropism, naïve, sardonic, elide and 1402 more...
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Slavic Languages Spelling Bee List
need to learn these words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gulag, robot, troika, siberian, kishke, sable, polka, sputnik, babushka, gopak, trepak, baba and 40 more...
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Comestibles and Libations
Food and drink words
rumfustian, grout-ale, weizenbock, zymurgy, wort, multum, coq au vin, mead, schooner, lager, malt liquor, bock beer and 47 more...
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