holishkes

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holishkes (HOH-lish-kihz) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Sweet-and-sour cabbage leaves stuffed with rice and ground meat.

Example Sentences

  • "This Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish stuffed cabbage recipe, or holishkes, is a traditional dish for Sukkot." (source)

  • "Heading downstairs on Simchas Torah, the kiddush was administered by the dynamic duo of Harry Klein and Judge Herbert Kramer, a one-two punch in the tiny shul kitchen serving hot potato and Yerushalmi kugel, and the specialty we waited all year for — the chaluptches." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • האָלישקעס holishkes 'stuffed cabbage'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      halishkes, holishkes, holeptses, holischkes, halischkes, holeshkes, haleshkes, holeschkes, haleschkes, holishckes, halishckes, holischckes, halischckes, holeshckes, haleshckes, holeschckes, haleschckes, halkes, chaluptches

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