mashke

Alternative Spellings

mashkeh

Definitions

• alcoholic beverage (typically vodka or whiskey)

Example Sentences

• "The farbrengen last week was a disaster; we ran out of mashkeh by 9pm."

Languages of Origin

Textual Hebrew, Yiddish

Etymology

משקה mashke 'drink'

Who Uses This

Chabad

Regions

North America, Great Britain, South Africa, Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

None

Notes

See also farbrengen.