Main Entry: kad·dish

Pronunciation: \ˈkä-dish\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural kad·dish·es also kad·di·shim \kä-ˈdi-shim, -(ˌ)shēm\

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Aramaic qaddīsh holy

Date: 1613

: a Jewish prayer recited in the daily ritual of the synagogue and by mourners at public services after the death of a close relative