knish

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnɪʃ/, /knɪʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

knish (plural knishes)

1. An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough

Derived terms

• knishery

 

Translations

an Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food

• Belarusian: кныш m (knyš)
• Hebrew: קְנִישׁ (he) m (k'nísh)
• Polish: knysz m
• Russian: кныш (ru) m (knyš)
• Ukrainian: книш (uk) m (knyš)
• Yiddish: קניש m (knish)

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