knish

noun

kə-ˈnish 

: a small round or square of dough stuffed with a filling (such as potato) and baked or fried

Examples of knish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sandwich was comically tall but manageable, the potato knish was a carb-lover’s dream and the cucumber salad had that quick-pickle vibe. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

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

But other foods are reappearing as well, such as the knish, or knysz in Polish—a bun filled with kasha, potatoes or cheese. — Olga Mecking, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025

Appetizers included hot and sour soup and egg rolls, potato knishes and akara, Nigerian black-eyed pea fritters. — Alix Wall, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish, from Polish knysz

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for knish

• dish
• lish
• swish
• wish
• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish

Kids Definition

knish

noun

kə-ˈnish 

: a small round or square piece of dough stuffed with a filling and baked or fried

Etymology

Yiddish