knish

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈnɪʃ/, /knɪʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

knish (plural knishes)

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

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