kasha varnishkes

noun

A dish of lokshen and kasha.

OriginYiddish קאַשע וואַרנישקעס →
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Meanings

nounkasha varnishkes (uncountable)

alternative kasha varnishkas

  1. uncountableA dish of lokshen and kasha.

    We'd eat kasha varnishkas at Ratner's Dairy Restaurant where every table got a whole basket of onion and pumpernickel rolls for free.

    1984, Sarah Schulman, The Sophie Horowitz Story

Origin

  1. Yiddishקאַשע וואַרנישקעס
  2. Englishkasha varnishkes

Borrowed from Yiddish קאַשע וואַרנישקעס (kashe varnishkes)

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