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gefilte fish

/ɡəˈfɪltə fɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
gefilte -fish
IPA
/ɡəˈfɪltə fɪʃ/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Originally, a dish of stuffed fish with the skin intact.

Uncountable

noun

A poached mixture of ground deboned fish, traditionally served as an appetizer by Ashkenazi Jewish households.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Yiddish געפֿילטע פֿיש (gefilte fish, “stuffed fish”), from געפֿילט (gefilt, “stuffed”), from Old High German [Term?]. (Compare German gefüllter (“stuffed”) + Fisch (“fish”).)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: געפֿילטע פֿיש

Usage

Inflected Forms

gefiltefish (alternative) gefüllte fish (alternative) gefullte fish (alternative) gefülte fish (alternative) gefulte fish (alternative)

Synonyms

fish ball

Questions

How do you pronounce gefilte fish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈfɪltə fɪʃ/.
What does gefilte fish mean?
Originally, a dish of stuffed fish with the skin intact.
Where does gefilte fish come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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