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pirogi

pirogi

1 8.0
A small folded pastry filled with something like fruit or meat and cooked
  • noun
  • /pɪˈroʊɡi/
translation icon : pirogi
  • I love to eat pirogi for lunch.

Examples

  • Have you tried pierogi with sour cream?

  • The bakery offers both baked and fried pirogi filled with a variety of ingredients.

  • I ordered a plate of cherry pirogi for dessert at the restaurant.

  • She taught her children how to make traditional meat-filled pirogi.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed homemade pirogi filled with potatoes and cheese.

  • She served a warm plate of pirogi drizzled with sour cream.

  • At the festival, visitors lined up to taste the delicious fried pirogi stuffed with fruit.

Synonyms

pierogi
vspirogi
2 6.5

A dumpling from Eastern Europe filled with potatoes or cheese

is a pastry turnover rather than a dough based dumpling
piroshki
vspirogi
1 9.9

A small baked or fried bun with a filling such as meat, cheese and fruit

is a broader pastry term not tied to one cuisine
pirozhki
vspirogi
1 9.9

A small Russian bun filled with meat, cheese or fruit, usually baked

is the general term for such a turnover regardless of region

Surface Forms

pirogi singular
pierogis plural
pierogi singular
pirogi plural

Etymology

Pirogi comes from an old Slavic root pir meaning 'feast', because these filled pastries were often made for celebrations. So today pirogi are small, pie-like pastries filled with fruit, cheese, or meat.