מיש־⁠מאַש

• מישמאַש (mishmash)

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.

• IPA^(key): /mɪʃ ˈmaʃ/

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

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “מיש־⁠מאַש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מיש־⁠מאַש”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “mishmash”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN