fleischig
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Yiddish פֿליישיק (fleyshik, “meaty”). Spelling influenced by German fleischig (“meaty”). Doublet of fleshy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfleɪʃɪk/, /ˈflaɪʃɪɡ/
Adjective
fleischig (not comparable)
- (Judaism, of food) Meaty, containing meat.
- (Judaism, of kitchenware) Designated for use with meat or having been contaminated by meat.
- (Judaism, of a person) Having recently eaten meat and therefore unable to eat milchig food.
Antonyms
Noun
fleischig (countable and uncountable, plural fleischigs)
- (Judaism) Food containing meat.
German
Etymology
Fleisch (“meat”) + -ig (“-y”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯ʃɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯ʃɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: flei‧schig
Adjective
fleischig (strong nominative masculine singular fleischiger, comparative fleischiger, superlative am fleischigsten)
Declension
Positive forms of fleischig
Comparative forms of fleischig
Superlative forms of fleischig
Further reading
- “fleischig” in Duden online