knish

[ knish ]

noun

, Jewish Cooking.

1. 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.

knish

/ knɪʃ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of knish¹

1925–30; < Yiddish < Polish knysz

Word History and Origins

Origin of knish¹

Yiddish, from Russian knysh cake; compare Polish knysz

Example Sentences

He should save himself the airfare and get himself photographed eating a knish.

From The Daily Beast

Digging into my parting gift of knish gelato, I decided to abandon my literal interpretation of the blind pairing.

From The Daily Beast