Kishka
WiktionaryText
Etymology
1935–40. From , from — , , or . Ultimately from . Related to Sanskrit and possibly Ancient Greek .
The word has also entered regional English in Polish-American communities.
Noun
- A dish made from stuffed intestine.
- Intestines, guts.
- 1969, Subsequently she was over the toilet all night throwing up. ‘My kishkas came out from that thing! Some practical joker!’ — Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint