Etymology

mashke

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Today it means: alcoholic drink, booze. Full definition →

Yiddish משקה ← Hebrew מַשְׁקֶה
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמַשְׁקֶה“drink, beverage”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromמשקה
  3. English todaymashke

Borrowed from Yiddish משקה (mashke), derived from Hebrew מַשְׁקֶה (“drink, beverage”).

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