fleischig

Alternative forms

• fleishig, fleishik, fleyshik

Etymology

From Yiddish פֿליישיק (fleyshik, “meaty”). Spelling influenced by German fleischig (“meaty”). Doublet of fleshy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleɪʃɪk/, /ˈflaɪʃɪɡ/

Adjective

fleischig (not comparable)

1. (Judaism, of food) Meaty, containing meat.
2. (Judaism, of kitchenware) Designated for use with meat or having been contaminated by meat.
3. (Judaism, of a person) Having recently eaten meat and therefore unable to eat milchig food.

Noun

fleischig (countable and uncountable, plural fleischigs)

1. (Judaism) Food containing meat.

Etymology

Fleisch (“meat”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaɪ̯ʃɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈflaɪ̯ʃɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: flei‧schig

Adjective

fleischig (strong nominative masculine singular fleischiger, comparative fleischiger, superlative am fleischigsten)

1. meaty

Further reading

• “fleischig” in Duden online