gefilte fish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɪltə fɪʃ/

Noun

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gefilte fish (uncountable)

  1. A dish of stuffed fish, or of fish cakes in broth.
    • 2011 Jan/Feb, Sally Schloss, “The Goose Girl”, in Moment[1], volume 36, number 1, archived from the original on 18 November 2011, page 49:
      Today you will shop for me. Tonight we will have gefilte fish.

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