kishke

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Kishke

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Etymology

Attested in English since the late 1930s, from Yiddish קישקע (kishke), from SlavicPolish kiszka, Russian кишка́ (kišká), or Ukrainian ки́шка (kýška). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kyšьka (intestine, stomach). Related to Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, intestine) and possibly Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, bladder).

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kishke (plural kishkes)

  1. A dish made from stuffed intestine.
    • 2012, David H. Chanofsky, Burnt Offerings: A Rabbi's Memoir, iUniverse, page 118:
      Now what is cholent without "kishke"? Our mothers made kishke from the small intestine of a cow. They filled it with stuffing, spices and Shmaltz (chicken fats).
    • 2015, Vilna without Vilna, in Helen Mintz (translator), Abraham Karpinowitz, Vilna My Vilna, Syracuse University Press, page 20
      Zelik the Benefactor's wife was the queen of kishke. Her kishke melted in your mouth. It always came out brown and shiny, like chestnuts fresh from the tree.
    • 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.
  2. (informal, often in the plural) Intestines, guts.
    Oy a broch! I was so worried! I knew something was wrong. In my kishkes, I could feel it!
    • 1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint:
      Subsequently she was over the toilet all night throwing up. ‘My kishkas came out from that thing! Some practical joker!’
    • 2004 , Howard Jacobson, The Making of Henry, 2005, Random House (Vintage), page 330,
      Moira is another one who shleps her kishkes out spending time with Henry.

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