יושקע

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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 (yushkef, plural יושקעס (yushkes)

  1. soup
    Synonyms: זופּ (zup), יויך (yoykh)
  2. broth
    Synonyms: יײַכל (yaykhl), יויך (yoykh)
  3. flue
  4. damper (of an oven)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “soup”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN