מיש־⁠מאַש

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

May have arisen organically in Yiddish as a reduplication of מישן (mishn). Compare Bulgarian миш-маш (miš-maš), Czech mišmaš, English mishmash, Dutch mikmak, German Mischmasch, Hebrew מישמש (mishmésh), Hungarian mismás, Limburgish misjmasj, Plautdietsch Mischmausch, Polish miszmasz, Saterland Frisian Miskmask.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɪʃ ˈmaʃ/

Noun

מיש־⁠מאַש • (mish-⁠mash) m, plural מיש־⁠מאַשן (mish-⁠mashn)

  1. mishmash, melange
    Synonym: געמיש (gemish)
  2. hash (a mess)
    Synonym: פּלאָנטער (plonter)
  3. hodgepodge
    Synonyms: מישענינע (mishenine), שור־⁠בור (shur-⁠bur), אָנגעוואָרף (ongevorf)
  4. jumble
    Synonyms: אָנגעוואָרף (ongevorf), אָנווגאַלער (onvgaler), פּלאָנטער (plonter)
  5. medley
    Synonyms: געמיש (gemish), מישענינע (mishenine)
  6. pastiche (incongruous mixture), patchwork
  7. (figurative) alphabet soup
  8. (figurative) crazy quilt

References
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “mishmash”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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