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gefilte

gefilte is the ellipsis of gefilte fish.

Meaning of gefilte fish

Noun

gefilte fish (uncountable)

  1. Originally, a dish of stuffed fish with the skin intact.
  2. A poached mixture of ground deboned fish, traditionally served as an appetizer by Ashkenazi Jewish households.
    • Today you will shop for me. Tonight we will have gefilte fish.2011 Jan/Feb, Sally Schloss, “The Goose Girl”, in Moment, volume 36, number 1, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2011, page 49

Origin of gefilte

Yiddish

Phrases with gefilte

Questions about gefilte

What is gefilte the ellipsis of?
Gefilte is the ellipsis of gefilte fish.

Words near gefilte in the dictionary

  1. Geffrards
  2. Geffre
  3. Geffres
  4. Geffrey
  5. geffroyite
  6. gefilte
  7. gefilte fish
  8. gefiltefish
  9. gefitinib
  10. gefuffle
  11. gefuffles

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