knish

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəˈnɪʃ/, /knɪʃ/
Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

knish (plural knishes)

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

Anagrams

Hinks, hinks, shink

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