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gefilte fish definition

☆ ge·filte fish (gə fil′tə)

chopped fish mixed with chopped onion, egg, seasoning, etc. and boiled, orig. in a casing of the fish skin: it is usually served cold in the form of balls or cakes

Etymology: E Yiddish < gefilte, inflected adj. form of pp. of filn, to fill + fish, fish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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