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kishke

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɪʃkə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A dish made from stuffed intestine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2023, June Hersh, Iconic New York Jewish Food, Arcadia Publishing, page 133, It might seem a stretch, but kishke—a hard-to-find, old-school deli item—was actually considered a sausage, as it was an encased ground stuffing. Kishke is a combination of grains, veggies, schmaltz (chicken fat) and sometimes meat.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blood pudding, blood sausage, derma, stuffed derma, stuffed kishke

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Intestines, guts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, figuratively, in-plural, informal, often

Examples

  • Oy a broch! I was so worried! I knew something was wrong. In my kishkes, I could feel it!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stomach, gut, guts

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

(Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stuffed derma

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

Attested in English since the late 1930s, from Yiddish קישקע (kishke), from Slavic—Polish kiszka, Russian кишка́ (kišká), or Ukrainian ки́шка (kýška). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kyšьka (“intestine, stomach”). May be related to Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “intestine”) or Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).