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- Yiddish · borrowed fromפּאָנטשיק
- Russian · borrowed fromпо́нчик
- English todayponchik
From Russian по́нчик (pónčik) or Yiddish פּאָנטשיק (pontshik). Doublet of pączek.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
From Russian по́нчик (pónčik) or Yiddish פּאָנטשיק (pontshik). Doublet of pączek.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.