kashe-bulbe

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Pronunciations

kashe-bulbe (KAH-sheh BOOL-beh)

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Definitions

  • n. Mashed potatoes.

Example Sentences

  • “My mom must put a pound of butter in her kashe-bulbe, but it’s so good I don’t care!” (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קאַשע-בולבע kashe-bulbe

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      kashe buble, kasheh bulbeh, kasha bulbe, kashah bulbeh

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