Knish

//kəˈnɪʃ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough
  2. 2
    (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack wordnet

Example

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"For me, a potato knish, please."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish קניש (knish), from Polish knysz and Ukrainian книш (knyš).

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