יושקע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian, Ukrainian ю́шка (júška). Senses 3 and 4 may have derived from Russian вью́шка (vʹjúška, “damper”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

יושקע • (yushke) f, plural יושקעס (yushkes)

  1. soup
    Synonyms: זופּ (zup), יויך (yoykh)
  2. broth
    Synonyms: יײַכל (yaykhl), יויך (yoykh)
  3. flue
  4. damper (of an oven)

References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “soup”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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