knish
Meaning
Noun
- An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough
Origin
- Borrowed from Yiddish קניש, from Polish knysz and Ukrainian книш
Modern English dictionary
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