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knish
CIDE DICTIONARY
knish, n.
A fried, or sometimes baked, turnover made from a round or square sheet of dough containing a filling, usually of meat or potatoes. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
knish, n. a dumpling of flaky dough filled with cheese etc. and baked or fried.
Etymology
Yiddish f. Russ.
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