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kishke

[kish-kuh]

kish·ke

[kish-kuh]
noun
1.
Also called stuffed derma. Jewish Cookery. a beef or fowl intestine stuffed with a mixture, as of flour, fat, onion, and seasonings, and roasted.
2.
kishkes, Slang. the innermost parts; guts.
Also, kish·ka.


Origin:
1935–40; < Yiddish < Slavic; compare Polish kiszka sausage
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kishke (ˈkɪʃkə)
 
n
a beef or fowl intestine or skin stuffed with flour, onion, etc, and boiled and roasted
 
[Yiddish: gut, probably from Russian kishka]

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