Etymology

ponchik

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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 →

Russian по́нчик ← Yiddish פּאָנטשיק
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromפּאָנטשיק
  2. Russian · borrowed fromпо́нчик
  3. English todayponchik

From Russian по́нчик (pónčik) or Yiddish פּאָנטשיק (pontshik). Doublet of pączek.

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