kishkas

Edit

Pronunciations

kishkas (KISH-kuhz) listen

Record a Pronunciation

Definitions

  • n. Intestines, gut.

Example Sentences

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

Record a Sentence

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).

      Alternative Spellings

      kishkes

Notes

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.