knish

/knɪʃ/
noun
  1. A baked or fried snack made of dough filled with mashed potatoes, meat, cheese, or other ingredients, popular in Eastern European Jewish cuisine.
    • She learned to make knish from her grandmother's old recipe.
    • I bought a warm potato knish from the deli for lunch.
    • The street fair had a booth selling knishes with different fillings.
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