schnitz and knepp

noun

-ənˈknep

: a dish consisting of dried apples and dumplings boiled with or without smoked ham

Word History

Etymology

Pennsylvania German gnepp, plural of gnopp button, lump, from Middle High German dialect knopp; akin to Old High German knopf knot, lump

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