knish

K5N1I1S1H4
/kəˈnɪʃ//knɪʃ/

noun

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

OriginYiddish קניש ← Polish knysz ← Ukrainian книш →
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Meanings

nounknish (plural knishes)

plural knishes

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

Origin

  1. Ukrainianкниш
  2. Polishknysz
  3. Yiddishקניש
  4. Englishknish

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

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Translations

Hebrew קְנִישׁ
  • קְנִישׁ (k'nísh)an Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food
Polish knysz
  • knyszan Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food
Russian кныш
  • кныш (knyš)an Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food
Ukrainian книш
  • книш (knyš)an Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food
Yiddish קניש
  • קניש (knish)an Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with knish

wishdishpunishishswishradishFrischtishkishgishbishdelishAntigonishnishshishwhishghotiCounty of AntigonishflyschJew-ishslish
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Anagrams

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APA

knish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knish

MLA

“knish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knish.

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