knish

[ knish ]

/ knɪʃ /

noun Jewish Cookery.

a fried or baked turnover or roll of dough with a filling, as of meat, kasha, or potato, often eaten as an appetizer or snack.

Nearby words

knights of the ku klux klan, knights of the round table, knights templars, knights, the, kniphofia, knish, knit, knitted, knitter, knitting, knitting needle

Origin of knish

1925–30; < Yiddish < Polish knysz

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Examples from the Web for knish

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British Dictionary definitions for knish

knish

/ (knɪʃ) /

noun

a piece of dough stuffed with potato, meat, or some other filling and baked or fried

Word Origin for knish

Yiddish, from Russian knysh cake; compare Polish knysz

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Word Origin and History for knish

knish

1930, from Yiddish, from Russian knysh, a kind of cake.