knish

[ knish ]

/ knɪʃ /

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noun Jewish Cooking.

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.

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Origin of knish

1925–30; <Yiddish <Polish knysz

Words nearby knish

Knights of St. Columba, Knights of the Round Table, Knights Templars, Knight Templar, kniphofia, knish, knit, knitted, knitting, knitting needle, knitwear

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How to use knish in a sentence

He should save himself the airfare and get himself photographed eating a knish.
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Digging into my parting gift of knish gelato, I decided to abandon my literal interpretation of the blind pairing.
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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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