knish

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/knɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(knish)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
knish /knɪʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Fooda baked pastry filled usually with potatoes, sausage, or meat.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
knish  (knish),USA pronunciation n. [Jewish Cookery.]
  1. Fooda fried or baked turnover or roll of dough with a filling, as of meat, kasha, or potato, often eaten as an appetizer or snack.
  • Polish knysz
  • Yiddish
  • 1925–30


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