tə noun Jewish Cookery.
a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.
Also, ge·fill·te fish, ge·füll·te fish, ge·ful·te fish.
Origin:
1890–95; < Yiddish: literally, stuffed fish
1890–95; < Yiddish: literally, stuffed fish
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| —n | |
| Jewish cookery a dish consisting of fish and matzo meal rolled into balls and poached, formerly served stuffed into the skin of a fish | |
| [Yiddish, literally: filled fish] | |
| gefüllte fish or gefüllte fish | |
| —n | |
| [Yiddish, literally: filled fish] | |
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| Main Entry: | gefilte fish |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a Jewish dish of seasoned ground fish shaped into balls or patties and simmered in fish stock; also called fish balls |
| Etymology: | Yiddish 'stuffed' |
| Usage: | cooking |
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gefilte fish
1892, not a species, but fish loaf made from various kinds of ground fish and other ingredients; the first word is from Yiddish, from Ger. gefüllte "stuffed."
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