Definition of "kishke" in English

noun

1. A dish made from stuffed intestine.

   • 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, also figurative) Intestines, guts.

   • Oy a broch! I was so worried! I knew something was wrong. In my kishkes, I could feel it!