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knish

/kəˈnɪʃ/

knish noun: an Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough.

Noun

knish (plural knishes)

  1. An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough

Forms of knish

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Origin of knish

Borrowed from Yiddish קניש (knish), from Polish knysz and Ukrainian книш (knyš).

Words formed from knish

Words that rhyme with knish

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Questions about knish

What does knish mean?
Knish means an Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough.
What part of speech is knish?
Knish is a noun.
How do you pronounce knish?
Knish is pronounced /kəˈnɪʃ/.
What is the plural of knish?
The plural of knish is knishes.

Words near knish in the dictionary

  1. Knipple
  2. Knipples
  3. Knipps
  4. Knisely
  5. Kniselys
  6. knish
  7. knisherie
  8. knisheries
  9. knishery
  10. knishes
  11. Knisley

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