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gefiltefish

gefiltefish is the alternative form 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

Questions about gefiltefish

What is gefiltefish the alternative form of?
Gefiltefish is the alternative form of gefilte fish.

Words near gefiltefish in the dictionary

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

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