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knish

[ knish ]
/ knɪʃ /

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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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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