מאַשקע (משקה)mashke meaning in Yiddish
booze, liquor, the hard stuff · noun (feminine, די מאַשקע)
In Hebrew it politely means "a beverage." In Yiddish it means the bottle, and everyone at the table knows it.
ער נעמט זיך אַ ביסל מאַשקע נאָך דער אַרבעט, און שוין ווערט ער אַ גרויסער רעדנער.
“He has a little mashke after work, and right away he turns into a great orator.”
When you hear 'a bisl mashke,' whose voice says it, and what's in the glass?
Yiddish words for food and drink
Published 22 September 2026