kishke

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Definition of kishke in English English dictionary

Intestines, guts

A dish made from stuffed intestine

(Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet

Hyphenation

kish·ke

Synonyms

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

Etymology

() 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”). The word has also entered regional English in Polish-American communities.