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fleischig

/ˈfleɪʃɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fleis-chig
IPA
/ˈfleɪʃɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Meaty, containing meat.

adj

Designated for use with meat or having been contaminated by meat.

adj

Having recently eaten meat and therefore unable to eat milchig food.

noun

Food containing meat.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Yiddish פֿליישיק (fleyshik, “meaty”). Spelling influenced by German fleischig (“meaty”). Doublet of fleshy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: פֿליישיק, fleischig

Usage

Inflected Forms

fleishig (alternative) fleishik (alternative) fleyshik (alternative) fleischigs (plural)

Antonyms

milchig

Questions

How do you pronounce fleischig?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfleɪʃɪk/.
What does fleischig mean?
Meaty, containing meat.
Where does fleischig come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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