gefilte fish

See also: gefiltefish

English

Alternative forms

• gefiltefish
• gefüllte fish, gefullte fish, gefülte fish, gefulte fish

Etymology

From Yiddish געפֿילטע פֿיש (gefilte fish, “stuffed fish”), from געפֿילט (gefilt, “stuffed”), from Old High German [Term?]. (Compare German gefüllter (“stuffed”) + Fisch (“fish”).)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈfɪltə fɪʃ/

Noun

gefilte fish (uncountable)

1. A dish of stuffed fish, or of fish cakes in broth.
   • 2011 Jan/Feb, Sally Schloss, “The Goose Girl”, in Moment‎^[1], volume 36, number 1, archived from the original on 18 November 2011, page 49:

     Today you will shop for me. Tonight we will have gefilte fish.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: karp po żydowsku m