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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian, Ukrainian ю́шка (júška). Senses 3 and 4 may have derived from Russian вью́шка (vʹjúška, “damper”).
Pronunciation
Noun
יושקע • (yushke) f, plural יושקעס (yushkes)
- soup
- Synonyms: זופּ (zup), יויך (yoykh)
- broth
- Synonyms: יײַכל (yaykhl), יויך (yoykh)
- flue
- damper (of an oven)
References
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “soup”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN