קישקע

From Yiddish קישקע (kishke).

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkiʃke/

קִישְׁקֶע • (kíshke) m

1. kishke: a traditional Ashkenazic dish made of stuffed beef intestine

From a Slavic language; compare Polish kiszka, Russian кишка́ (kišká), and Ukrainian ки́шка (kýška). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kyša, *kyšьka (“intestine, stomach”). Related to Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “intestine”) and possibly Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

• (Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [ˈkɪʃkə]

קישקע • (kishke) f, plural קישקעס (kishkes)

1. intestine, innards, bowels

   Synonym: געדערעם (gederem)

2. kishke, a traditional Ashkenazic dish made of stuffed beef intestine

• English: kishke, kishka
• Hebrew: קישקע