kishkas
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Pronunciations

kishkas (KISH-kuhz) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Intestines, gut.

Example Sentences

  • "Something's wrong--I feel it in my kishkes."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קישקעס kishkes 'innards' (singular קישקע kishke 'gut, intestine')

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      kishkes

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