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pierogi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /pəˈɹoːɡi/
  • /pɛˈɾoːɡi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pierogi, the plural of pieróg (“dumpling”), which ultimately is derived from Proto-Slavic *pirъ (“party”). Relationship to Turkish börek is unclear. Doublet of pirogi (from Russian), pirohy (from Czech and Slovak), and pyrohy/pedaheh (from Ukrainian).

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.
    • Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies. 2015 July 2, Michael Pearson, “6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut”, in CNN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pieróg alternative lexicographic
pierogy alternative lexicographic
pirogy alternative lexicographic
pierogis Number=Plur lexicographic
perog alternative lexicographic
pierog alternative lexicographic
pirojki alternative lexicographic
pierogies Number=Plur lexicographic
pierogie alternative lexicographic
pierogi Number=Plur lexicographic
pyrogy alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

pierogi pizza · Chinese pierogi · lazy pierogi

Relateds

pirohy · pirozhki · potsticker

Synonyms

varenyky · vareniki · pelmeni · pedahey

Translations (28)

nl pierogi (dumpling) · af pierogi (dumpling) · uk пироги́ (dumpling) · uk варе́ники (dumpling) · ro colțunaș (dumpling) · da pirog (dumpling) · pl pieróg (dumpling) · be варэ́нікі (dumpling) · sv pirog (dumpling) · cmn 饺子 (dumpling) · uk варе́ник (dumpling) · uk пиріг (dumpling) · fi pelmeni (dumpling) · hi पियेरोगी (dumpling) · sk piroh (dumpling) · hu barátfüle (dumpling) · rue періг (dumpling) · fr pérogy (dumpling) · ru варе́ники (dumpling) · de Pirogge (dumpling) · ja ピエロギ (dumpling) · chr ᏈᎶᎩ (dumpling) · fr ravioli polonais (dumpling) · pt pierogi (dumpling) · cs piroh (dumpling) · rue піриг (dumpling) · ru пельме́ни (dumpling) · fi pierogi (dumpling)