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☆ 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
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