p'tcha

noun

Calves'-foot jelly, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish.

Similar
fisnogagalareta
OriginYiddish פּטשאַ ← Turkish paça çorbası →
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Meanings

nounp'tcha (uncountable)

alternative petchah

  1. uncountableCalves'-foot jelly, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish.

    Synonyms: fisnoga, galareta

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCalves'-foot jelly, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish.

Similar
fisnogagalareta
Also see
fisnogagalareta

Origin

  1. Turkishpaça çorbası
  2. Yiddishפּטשאַ
  3. Englishp'tcha

From Yiddish פּטשאַ (ptsha), apparently from Turkish paça çorbası (literally “leg soup”).

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APA

p'tcha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p'tcha

MLA

“p'tcha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p'tcha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “p'tcha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p'tcha.

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