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paczki

paczki

1 9.9
A Polish sweet fried doughnut usually filled with jam or cream
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːntʃki/
  • US
: paczki
  • Polish families often enjoy paczki filled with fruit preserves during celebrations.

Examples

  • Did you try the new paczki at the bakery?

  • Many bakeries sell paczki on Fat Tuesday as part of the pre-Lenten tradition.

  • Have you ever tasted homemade paczki during Carnival season?

  • She brought a box of delicious paczki filled with raspberry jam to the office.

  • I love eating paczki on Fat Tuesday.

  • On Fat Tuesday, many people indulge in paczki before the start of Lent.

  • The bakery specializes in making traditional Polish paczki with various sweet fillings.

Synonyms

Berlin doughnut
vspaczki
  • UK
1 5.2

A sweet fried dough ball filled with jam and covered in sugar

is a traditional Polish festive version eaten before Lent rather than everyday

Surface Forms

paczki singular
paczki plural

Etymology

Paczki comes from the Polish word pączek, which means 'little package' or 'bud'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine each paczki as a small 'package' of jam or cream, which is why the word now means a filled Polish doughnut.