יושקע

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊʃkə/

Noun

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

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