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knish definition

knish (k'nis̸h)

noun

a piece of thin rolled dough folded over a filling, as of mashed potatoes or chopped meat, and baked

Etymology: E Yiddish, variously < Pol knysz & Ukrainian knyš, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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