Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A piece of dough stuffed with potato, meat, or cheese and baked or fried.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Russian and Jewish Cookery) A fried, or sometimes baked, turnover made from a round or square sheet of dough containing a filling, usually of meat or potatoes.
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- noun An Eastern European Jewish, or
Yiddish , snack food consisting of adumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I'm still not big on trick-or-treating, but the knish is a good conversation piece and a way to get people talking about ghosts they'd rather not touch.
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I'm still not big on trick-or-treating, but the knish is a good conversation piece and a way to get people talking about ghosts they'd rather not touch.
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The potato knish is the obvious choice for novices but the bakery keeps it fresh with seasonal flavors such as pumpkin for Halloween and newfangled choices like jalape ñ o cheddar.
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If you hate that powdered concrete they call a knish mix, write and tell them so.
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If you hate that powdered concrete they call a knish mix, write and tell them so.
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A knish is a fried or baked pastry filled with meat and vegetables.
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The important thing is that a knish is a delicious little starchy thing and I try not to indulge in them too often!
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The important thing is that a knish is a delicious little starchy thing and I try not to indulge in them too often!
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It seems to me "knish" better suits a lesbian, while gay guys would prefer a "Ka-Bob."
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At afternoon lunch, I sat in the common room nibbling on my potato knish, listening to Jo and Fanny, feeling as if my insides were made of India rubber and all their words bounced around without touching me.
Comments
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chained_bear commented on the word knish
Reesetee, according to Prolagus's note on clannish, you really should add this to your "Gesundheit!" list. ;)
May 1, 2008
reesetee commented on the word knish
Done. Excellent suggestion. Tasty, too. :-)
May 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word knish
Pun-filled delicacy over at Mexiknish.
July 14, 2012