yoykh

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Definitions

  • n. A broth or gravy.

  • n. Chicken soup.

Example Sentences

  • "It includes a fully cooked Diestel turkey, mashed potatoes, New England Stuffing, Cranberry-orange relish, rich turkey 'yoykh' (gravy), green beans with almonds, and a dozen dinner rolls." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • יױך yoykh

      • 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

      yoikh, yoych, yoykh

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