knish

n.
A piece of dough stuffed with potato, meat, or cheese and baked or fried.

[Yiddish, from Ukrainian knysh, probably of Turkic origin.]

[kuh-NISH] A pastry of Jewish origin that consists of a piece of dough (baking powder or yeast) that encloses a filling of mashed potatoes, cheese, ground meat and buckwheat groats. These pastries can be served as a side dish or appetizer.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (Yiddish) baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pandekage med oste- eller kødfyld

Nederlands (Dutch)
kniesj

Français (French)
n. - (Culin) pâté (de viande, de pomme de terre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - gefüllter Knödel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τηγανόψωμο

Italiano (Italian)
pasta ripiena di carne o patate e fritta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - massa (f) recheada com batata, queijo ou carne e frita ou assada (Culin.)

Русский (Russian)
клецки из теста

Español (Spanish)
n. - pastelito relleno de papa o de queso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rysk snibb el pirog

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
犹太馅饼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 猶太餡餅

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 감자나 쇠고기를 밀가루 반죽으로 싸서 튀기거나 구운 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - クニッシュ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عجينه محشوة بالبطاطا واللحمهأو الخبز ثم تخبز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קניש (מאפה בצק ממולא)‬

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