kishke
/ˈkɪʃkə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Now what is cholent without "kishke"? Our mothers made kishke from the small intestine of a cow. They filled it with stuffing, spices and Shmaltz (chicken fats)."
- "Zelik the Benefactor's wife was the queen of kishke. Her kishke melted in your mouth. It always came out brown and shiny, like chestnuts fresh from the tree."
- "2023, June Hersh, Iconic New York Jewish Food, Arcadia Publishing, page 133, It might seem a stretch, but kishke—a hard-to-find, old-school deli item—was actually considered a sausage, as it was an encased ground stuffing. Kishke is a combination of grains, veggies, schmaltz (chicken fat) and sometimes meat."
- "Oy a broch! I was so worried! I knew something was wrong. In my kishkes, I could feel it!"
- "Subsequently she was over the toilet all night throwing up. ‘My kishkas came out from that thing! Some practical joker!’"
- "Moira is another one who shleps her kishkes out spending time with Henry."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: קישקע, kiszka, кишка́, ки́шка, *kyšьka
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.
Inflected Forms
kishkes (plural)
kishka (alternative)
kiszka (alternative)
kishkeh (alternative)
keeshka (alternative)