kishka

Pronunciations

kishka

(KISH-kuh)

Definitions

• n. "Stuffed derma: a sausagelike comestible of meat, flour, and spices stuffed into intestine casing and baked." (Rosten)
  

Example Sentences

• "Dovid makes cholent with kishkas!"
  

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• קישקע kishke
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
• Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings

kishke