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noun
A type of fried dough pastry popular in many Central Asian and Eastern European countries, made by deep-frying dough until it becomes puffy, then filling it with custard, jam, or cream, and sometimes glazing the result or dusting it with powdered sugar.
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History
From Russian по́нчик (pónčik) or Yiddish פּאָנטשיק (pontshik). Doublet of pączek.
