kishke

American  

[kish-kuh] / ˈkɪʃ kə /

Or kishka

noun

1. Also called stuffed derma.  Jewish Cooking. a beef or fowl intestine stuffed with a mixture, as of flour, fat, onion, and seasonings, and roasted.

2. Slang. kishkes, the innermost parts; guts.

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kishke British  

/ ˈkɪʃkə /

noun

1. a beef or fowl intestine or skin stuffed with flour, onion, etc, and boiled and roasted

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Etymology

Origin of kishke

1935–40; < Yiddish < Slavic; compare Polish kiszka sausage

Example Sentences

And plant-based sausages remind me of kishke, a traditional Jewish and Eastern European sausage made with beef and bread or grains, in a very good way.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2019

“He and I are the same piece of kishke, as my grandmother used to say.”

From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2018

"Bubeleh, let's make a deal; I feel it in my kishke," he'll say, referring to his gut.

From Time Magazine Archive