pierogi

English

A plate of pierogi.

Alternative forms

• pierogie, pierogy, pirogi, pirogy, pirojki, pyrogy, pyrohy
• perog, pierog, pieróg (from the Polish singular)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɹoːɡi/, IPA^(key): /pɛˈɾoːɡi/ (amongst Polish Americans)

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• Hyphenation: pier‧ogi

Noun

pierogi (plural pierogi or pierogies or pierogis)

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.

Usage notes

• Russian "pirozhki" (пирожки́ (pirožkí)) and "pirogi" (singular "pirog", Russian пироги́ (pirogí)) and Polish pierogi (diminutive: "pierożki") (dumplings) are often confused. The two dishes are quite different, as pirozhki are filled buns, baked or fried, and pirogi are pies; the Ukrainian version of the Polish pierogi are called varenyky. In some western regions of Ukraine, the term пироги́ may refer to the Ukrainian version the Polish "pierogi", while пиріжки́ are similar to the Russian "pirozhki".
• The use of pierogi instead of pierog or pieróg to refer to a single dumpling is proscribed by some.

Synonyms

• varenyky/vareniki (plural)
• pelmeni (plural)
• pedahey

Derived terms

• Chinese pierogi
• lazy pierogi
• pierogi pizza

Translations

dumpling

• Afrikaans: pierogi
• Belarusian: варэ́нікі m pl (varéniki)
• Carpathian Rusyn: піриг (piryh), періг (perih)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 饺子 (zh) (jiǎozi), 波兰饺子 (Bōlán jiǎozi, literally “Polish dumpling(s)”)

• Danish: pirog
• Dutch: pierogi pl
• Finnish: pelmeni (fi), pierogi
• French: pérogy m, ravioli polonais
• German: Pirogge (de) f
• Hungarian: barátfüle (hu)
• Japanese: ピエロギ (pierogi)
• Polish: pieróg (pl) m
• Portuguese: pierogi (pt) m
• Romanian: colțunaș (ro) m
• Russian: (with cheese, berries, etc.) варе́ники (ru) m pl (varéniki), (with meat, potatoes, etc.) пельме́ни (ru) m pl (pelʹméni)
• Slovak: piroh m
• Swedish: pirog (sv) c
• Ukrainian: варе́ник (uk) m (varényk), варе́ники m pl (varényky), (western Ukraine, diaspora) пиріг (uk) m pl (pyrih), пироги́ m pl (pyrohý)

See also

• potsticker
• pirozhki (Russian pastry, false friends)
• pirohy

References

• “pierogi” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Further reading

• pierogi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pirogie

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɛˈrɔ.ɡi/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɡi
• Syllabification: pie‧ro‧gi

Noun

pierogi m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pieróg

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjeˈɾoɡi/ [pjeˈɾo.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -oɡi

Noun

pierogi m (plural pierogi)

1. pierogi

   Synonym: (Ukraine) varenyky