Hebrew

Noun

קישקע • ‎(transliteration needed) m

1. kishke: a traditional Ashkenazic dish made of stuffed beef intestine

Yiddish

Etymology

From Slavic—Polish kiszka, Russian кишка́ ‎(kišká), or Ukrainian ки́шка ‎(kýška). From Proto-Slavic *kyša, *kyšьka ‎(“intestine, stomach”). Related to Sanskrit कोष्ठ ‎(koṣṭha, “intestine”) and possibly Ancient Greek κύστις ‎(kústis, “bladder”).

Pronunciation

• (Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [ˈkɪʃkə]

Noun

קישקע • ‎(kishke) f, plural קישקעס ‎(kishkes)

1. intestine
2. kishke, a traditional Ashkenazic dish made of stuffed beef intestine

Synonyms

• (bowels): געדערעם pl ‎(gederem)

Descendants

• English: kishke, kishka
• Hebrew: קישקע