| MISCH | • MISCH adj. as in misch metal, an alloy of cerium and other rare earth metals, used esp. as a flint in cigarette lighters. |
| BORSCH | • borsch n. Alternative spelling of borscht. • BORSCH n. (Russian) cold beetroot soup, also BORSCHT, BORSHCH, BORSHT, BORTSCH. |
| FLYSCH | • flysch n. (Geology) A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and… • Flysch n. (Geology) A set of tertiary strata in the Alps. • FLYSCH n. (German) a great Alpine mass of Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary sandstone with shales. |
| KIRSCH | • kirsch n. (Often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser. • Kirsch prop.n. A surname. • KIRSCH n. (German) an alcoholic spirit distilled, chiefly in Germany and Switzerland, from the fermented juice of cherries, also KIRSCHWASSER. |
| KITSCH | • kitsch n. Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value;… • kitsch adj. Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar. • KITSCH n. (German) faddish art or literature. |
| MENSCH | • mensch n. A person (chiefly male) of strength, integrity, and honor or compassion. • mensch n. A gentleman. • MENSCH n. (Yiddish) an admirable person. |
| PUTSCH | • putsch n. A coup d’état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government. • PUTSCH n. (German) a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government. |
| TAISCH | • taisch n. Second sight; the involuntary ability of seeing the future or distant events. • taisch n. The sound of the voice of a person about to die, heard supernaturally by somebody not present at the scene. • TAISCH n. (Gaelic) an apparition of someone about to die, also TAISH. |
| BORTSCH | • bortsch n. Alternative spelling of borscht. • BORTSCH n. (Russian) cold beetroot soup, also BORSCH, BORSCHT, BORSHCH, BORSHT. |
| KLATSCH | • klatsch n. Alternative form of klatch. • KLATSCH n. (German) in North America, a coffee party or other social function, also KLATCH, KAFFEEKLATSCH. |
| QUETSCH | • quetsch n. (Countable) A dark-skinned variety of plum. • quetsch n. A liqueur made from the fruit. • QUETSCH n. (German) a spirit distilled from the fermented juice of plums. |
| BACKFISCH | • backfisch n. A teenage or late-adolescent girl. • BACKFISCH n. (German) a young girl, a flapper. |
| TOVARISCH | • tovarisch n. Alternative form of tovarish. • TOVARISCH n. (Russian) friend, comrade, also TOVARICH, TOVARISH. |
| HAMANTASCH | • hamantasch n. Singular of hamantaschen. • HAMANTASCH n. (Yiddish) a three-cornered pastry traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival Purim. |
| LUFTMENSCH | • luftmensch n. One more concerned with airy intellectual pursuits than practical matters like earning an income. • luftmensch n. (Yiddish usage) a beggar, petty trader, peddler, and various types of paupers. • LUFTMENSCH n. (Yiddish) an impractical dreamer having no definite business or income. |
| KAFFEEKLATSCH | • kaffeeklatsch n. A coffee klatch. • KAFFEEKLATSCH n. (German) an informal social gathering for coffee and talk, also KLATCH, KLATSCH. |
| SCHWARMERISCH | • SCHWARMERISCH adj. (German) showing schwarmerei, excessive or unwholesome sentiment. |