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pierogi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /pəˈɹoːɡi/
  • /pɛˈɾoːɡi/
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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: pierogi — dumpling
  • Belarusian: варэ́нікі (varéniki) — dumpling
  • Carpathian Rusyn: піриг (piryh) — dumpling
  • Carpathian Rusyn: періг (perih) — dumpling
  • Cherokee: ᏈᎶᎩ (quilogi) — dumpling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 饺子 (jiǎozi) — dumpling
  • Czech: piroh — dumpling
  • Danish: pirog — dumpling
  • Dutch: pierogi — dumpling
  • Finnish: pelmeni — dumpling
  • Finnish: pierogi — dumpling
  • French: pérogy — dumpling
  • French: ravioli polonais — dumpling
  • German: Pirogge — dumpling
  • Hindi: पियेरोगी (piyerogī) — dumpling
  • Hungarian: barátfüle — dumpling
  • Japanese: ピエロギ (pierogi) — dumpling
  • Polish: pieróg — dumpling
  • Portuguese: pierogi — dumpling
  • Romanian: colțunaș — dumpling
  • Russian: варе́ники (varéniki) — dumpling
  • Russian: пельме́ни (pelʹméni) — dumpling
  • Slovak: piroh — dumpling
  • Swedish: pirog — dumpling
  • Ukrainian: варе́ник (varényk) — dumpling
  • Ukrainian: варе́ники (varényky) — dumpling
  • Ukrainian: пиріг (diaspora) — dumpling
  • Ukrainian: пироги́ (pyrohý) — dumpling