Knish Definition

kə-nĭsh
noun
A piece of thin rolled dough folded over a filling, as of mashed potatoes or chopped meat, and baked or fried.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Knish

Noun

Singular:
knish
Plural:
knishes

Origin of Knish

  • From the Yiddish קניש (knish), from the Polish knysz and Ukrainian книш (knyš)

    From Wiktionary

  • Yiddish from Ukrainian knysh probably of Turkic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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