kishke

Meaning

1. A dish made from stuffed intestine.
2. (also, figuratively, in-plural, informal, often) Intestines, guts.

Synonyms

stuffed derma

balls

derm

gumption

gumph

Translations

Därme

Mumm

Tatkraft

Traute

courage

coraggio

ile

saburra

pantex

ballen

kloten

entranhas

vísceras

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɪʃkə/

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit: कोष्ठ

Cognate with Ancient Greek: κύστις

In summary

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”).