knish
1knish — (k n[i^]sh ), n. (Russian and Jewish Cookery) A fried, or sometimes baked, turnover made from a round or square sheet of dough containing a filling, usually of meat or potatoes. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
2knish — /knish/, n. Jewish Cookery. a fried or baked turnover or roll of dough with a filling, as of meat, kasha, or potato, often eaten as an appetizer or snack. [1925 30; < Yiddish < Pol knysz] * * * …
3knish — (n.) 1930, from Yiddish, from Rus. knysh, a kind of cake …
4knish — (knish) [Yiddish, from Polish] In Jewish cooking, a roll or turnover of bread dough stuffed with meat, potato, or buckwheat, baked or fried …
5knish — [k nish] n. [E Yiddish, variously < Pol knysz & Ukrainian knyš, etc.] a piece of thin rolled dough folded over a filling, as of mashed potatoes or chopped meat, and baked …
6Knish — A knish (IPA2|knɪʃ i.e. the k is pronounced) is an Eastern European and Yiddish snack food made popular in North America by Jewish immigrants. A knish consists of a filling covered with dough that is either baked or fried. Knishes can be… …
7Knish — Un clásico knish de patatas. El Knish es un aperitivo del Este de Europa muy popular entre las comunidades judías. Un knish consiste en un relleno cubierto de una masa que puede ser cocinada al horno o frita. Los Knishes pueden ser… …
8knish — [knɪʃ] noun a baked or fried dumpling of flaky dough with a savoury filling. Origin Yiddish, from Russ. knish, knysh, denoting a bun or dumpling …
9knish — noun Etymology: Yiddish, from Polish knysz Date: 1916 a small round or square of dough stuffed with a filling (as potato) and baked or fried …
10knish — noun kəˈnɪʃ An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough …