Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knish

/kəˈnɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: knish
IPA: /kəˈnɪʃ/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: קניש, knysz, книш

Inflected Forms

knishes (plural)

Derived Forms

knisherie knishery

Rhymes With

wish fish dish punish ish jew-ish swish squish radish bish tish delish

Questions

How do you pronounce knish?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈnɪʃ/.
What does knish mean?: An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough
Where does knish come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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