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pelmeni en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пельме́ни (pelʹméni, singular пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ)), which in turn is borrowed from Permic (Komi/Udmurt) пельнянь (peľňaň).

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-normally) Russian dumplings resembling ravioli.
   • My favorite dish was a wonderful broth with pelmeni, Siberian dumplings filled with seasoned chopped meat. 2005, Adam Hochschild, Half The Way Home: A Memoir Of Father And Son, page 59:
   • The dish most closely associated with Siberia is pelmeni, meat-filled dumplings. In Siberia, pelmeni are traditionally filled with horse meat and are served with vinegar. 2000, Sydney Schultze, Culture and Customs of Russia, page 66:
   • "This is pelmeni — Siberian dumplings," he said, "And you better get used to it, because you're going to be eating a lot of it while you're here." 2006, Jim Moore, Going the Distance: A Story of Faith in Action, page 52:

Forms

Relateds

gyoza · jiaozi

Translations (38)

ru пельме́ни (Russian dumplings) · ru пельме́нь (Russian dumplings) · es pelmeni (Russian dumplings) · udm пельнянь (Russian dumplings) · lv pelmeņi (Russian dumplings) · sh pelmen (Russian dumplings) · vi mằn thắn (Russian dumplings) · be пяльме́нь (Russian dumplings) · kpv пельнянь (Russian dumplings) · ja ペリメニ (Russian dumplings) · uk пельме́ні (Russian dumplings) · hy պելմենի (Russian dumplings) · pt pelmeni (Russian dumplings) · lt koldūnai (Russian dumplings) · uk пельме́нь (Russian dumplings) · mk пелмен́и (Russian dumplings) · cjs пелбеннер (Russian dumplings) · bg пелме́н (Russian dumplings) · cmn 俄式餃子 /俄式饺子 (Russian dumplings) · sah бэлимиэн (Russian dumplings) · de Pelmeni (Russian dumplings) · sh пелмен (Russian dumplings) · tt пилмән (Russian dumplings) · be пяльме́ні (Russian dumplings) · pl pielmeń (Russian dumplings) · ko 펠메니 (Russian dumplings) · az düşbərə (Russian dumplings) · et pelmeen (Russian dumplings) · de Pirogge (Russian dumplings) · cjs пелбен (Russian dumplings) · fi pelmeni (Russian dumplings) · udm пельмен (Russian dumplings) · mk пелме́н (Russian dumplings) · sh pelmeni (Russian dumplings) · tt пилмәннәр (Russian dumplings) · sh пелмени (Russian dumplings) · bg пелме́ни (Russian dumplings) · kpv пельмень (Russian dumplings)