kenkey
A West African staple food made from a ball of boiled and fermented dough, usually maize, wrapped with husk or large leaf.

kenky
Alternative form of kenkey.

kernal
Alternative letter-case form of KERNAL.

kernel
The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.
A single seed of grain, especially of corn or wheat.
The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.
The core engine of any complex software system.
The simplified input to an algorithm that has undergone kernelization.
A function used to define an integral transform.
The set of pairs of elements in the domain of f which are mapped to the same value; the equivalence relation x≡y⟺f(x)=f(y).
The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element.
The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element.
The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element.
The equalizer of f and the zero morphism from X to Y, denoted operatorname kerf.
The equalizer of f and the zero morphism from X to Y, denoted operatorname kerf.
The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).
The human clitoris.
The nucleus and electrons of an atom excluding its valence electrons.

kernels
plural of kernel

keropok
A type of deep-fried cracker made with starch and flavoured with seafood

kewda
Alternative form of kewra.

kewra
The essence of pandanus flowers, used to make a syrup in North Indian and Pakistani cuisine.

khaman
An Indian food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to dhokla, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming.

khana
food, a meal

khanas
plural of khana

khansama
Alternative form of khansamah.

khansamah
A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.

khansamahs
plural of khansamah

khansaman
Alternative form of khansamah.

khansamans
plural of khansaman

khansamas
plural of khansama

khash
A dish made from cattle's or sheep's head and/or trotters and eaten with garlic and/or vinegar.

khazeray
Alternative spelling of chazzerai.

khichiri
Alternative form of kedgeree.

khinkali
A Georgian dumpling made of twisted knobs of dough stuffed with spiced meat, fish, or vegetables.

khinkalis
plural of khinkali

khorkhog
A Mongolian dish of meat cooked in a container with hot stones and water.

khurma
An Indian dessert made of fried dough coated in sugar.

khurmas
plural of khurma

khuruud
Alternative form of qurut (“kashk”).

kibab
Obsolete form of kebab.

kibabs
plural of kibab

kibinago
The silver-stripe round herring or blue sprat, a small marine fish sometimes eaten for food, Spratelloides gracilis.

kichadi
A Malayali dish made of curd and cucumber in raw or cooked form.

kichel
a sweet cracker or cookie in Jewish cuisine

kichlach
plural of kichel

kiddish
Childish; immature.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.

kiddishes
plural of kiddish

kiddishim
plural of kiddish

kiddush
A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.
Clipping of kiddush luncheon (“a light luncheon following a morning synagogue service typically serving grape juice, challah, and cold food, and especially following a bar or bat mitzvah”).

kiddushes
plural of kiddush

kiddushim
plural of kiddush

kidgeree
Alternative spelling of kedgeree.

kiev
A dish like chicken Kiev, with substitutes for the chicken, sauces or other components, to fit dietary restrictions such as vegetarianism.
Alternative letter-case form of Kiev (“chicken Kiev”).

kievs
plural of kiev

kikiam
steamed and pan-fried elongated beancurd rolls over meatloaves of meat (usually ground pork) and vegetables, served as streetfood snack or dish topping

kilawin
Synonym of kinilaw.

kim
Alternative form of gim (“edible seaweed”).

kimbab
Alternative form of kimbap.

kimbabs
plural of kimbab

kimbap
A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.

kimbaps
plural of kimbap

kimchee
Alternative spelling of kimchi.

kimchees
plural of kimchee

kimchi
A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.
A Korean person.

kimchis
plural of kimchi

kinilaw
A Filipino ceviche dish consisting of cubed raw fish marinated in vinegar or calamondin juice along with vegetables and spices.

kiribath
A traditional Sri Lankan dish of rice cooked with coconut milk and formed into a sort of cake or pudding.

kishka
Alternative spelling of kishke.

kishkas
plural of kishka

kishke
A dish made from stuffed intestine.
Intestines, guts.

kishkeh
A fermented mixture of grain and yogurt, dried and ground to a flour.
A dip based on yogurt and bulghur.

kishkes
plural of kishke

kishta
Alternative form of qishta.

kitcha
an unleavened bread typical of Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine

kitcharee
Alternative spelling of kedgeree.

kitchari
Alternative spelling of khichdi.

kitcharis
plural of kitchari

kitchenet
Alternative spelling of kitchenette.
A kitchen cabinet with shelves, drawers, and various other features such as a weighing-scale.

kitchenets
plural of kitchenet

kitchenette
A small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room.

kitchenettes
plural of kitchenette

kitchenings
plural of kitchening

kitchenware
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.

kitchenwares
plural of kitchenware

kitcheree
Alternative form of khichdi.

kitcherie
Alternative spelling of kedgeree.

kitfo
A traditional Ethiopian dish of minced raw beef marinated in spices and clarified butter.

kiviak
In Greenland, traditional food made from fermented raw auk flesh stuffed inside a hollowed-out seal's body.

kiviaq
Alternative form of kiviak.

kleftiko
A Greek dish of lamb marinated and baked on the bone.

kleptobiosis
The practice, among some social insects, of stealing food from others

kleptopredation
A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently.

knave
A boy; especially, a boy servant.
Any male servant; a menial.
A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or a soldier.

knaveries
plural of knavery

knavery
The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
An unprincipled action; deceit.

knaves
plural of knave

kneidlach
matzo balls

kniffles
Egg dumplings or noodles used in German cuisine

knish
An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough

knisherie
Alternative form of knishery.

knisheries
plural of knishery
plural of knisherie

knishery
A knish bakery; a restaurant specializing in knishes; a knish-based food cart.

knishes
plural of knish

kocho
A bread-like fermented food made from chopped and grated ensete pulp, a staple of Ethiopian cuisine.

kochukaru
Alternative form of gochugaru.

koeksister
A traditional Afrikaner confection consisting of a deep-fried twisted or plaited doughnut dipped in syrup immediately after cooking.

koeksisters
plural of koeksister

kogo
Korean-style deep-fried battered sausage on a stick

kogoes
plural of kogo

kogos
plural of kogo

kohutuhutu
A tree of New Zealand, Fuchsia excorticata, bearing edible purple berries.