knish

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəˈnɪʃ/, /knɪʃ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

knish (plural knishes)

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)

Anagrams

Hinks, hinks, shink

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