gefilte fish

noun

ge·​fil·​te fish gə-ˈfil-tə- How to pronounce gefilte fish (audio)
: balls or cakes of seasoned minced fish usually simmered in a fish stock or baked in a tomato sauce

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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 And Elyssa Heller, the owner of Jewish-comfort-food restaurant Edith’s, adds that during Rosh Hashanah, the shop has fantastic gefilte fish. Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024 Ahead of the High Holy Days, Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) delivered hot Rosh Hashanah meals filled with gefilte fish, matzah ball soup, honey, honey cake, cans of carrots, green beans and sweet potatoes to 100 Holocaust survivors in our local community. Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024 That vegan at your Rosh Hashana table will love this vegetable inspired take on gefilte fish, but best of all, so will the carnivores among you. Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gefilte fish

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish, literally, stuffed fish

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gefilte fish was in 1892

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“Gefilte fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gefilte%20fish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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