gefilte fish

noun

ge·​fil·​te fish gə-ˈfil-tə- 

: balls or cakes of seasoned minced fish usually simmered in a fish stock or baked in a tomato sauce

Examples of gefilte fish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This Jewish deli does far more than pastrami, with a full deli counter and dine-in menu—there are frankfurters with saurkraut and other pickled things, knishes and latkes, matzo ball soup, and even gefilte fish—but the sky-high sandwiches are the reason to take the train alllll the way uptown. —Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026

Her chicken soup was the color of sunlight, her gefilte fish was as delicate as a French quenelle, her latkes were evenly browned. —Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026

The popular e-commerce platform also has some new data on how Americans really feel about seasonal staples such as lamb and gefilte fish. —Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025

At the top of the list is the gefilte fish, a traditional Jewish dish made from ground fish served cold with horseradish. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish, literally, stuffed fish

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gefilte fish

• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish
• kingfish
• offish
• redfish