paczki

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/ˈpɔnt͡ʃki//ˈpʌnt͡ʃki//ˈpunt͡ʃki/

noun

A traditional Polish doughnut.

OriginPolish pączki →
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Meanings

nounpaczki (plural paczki or paczkis)

plural paczkis · alternative paczek · alternative pączek · alternative pączki

  1. A traditional Polish doughnut.

    Fat Tuesday is our Mardi Gras, a sort of Polish St. Patrick’s Day, with Hamtramck in place of the French Quarter and paczki (pronounced POONCH-kee) in place of green beer.

    2009 March 29, Paul Clemens, “Lean Tuesday”, in New York Times
noun

alternative paczek · alternative pączek · alternative pączki

  1. pluralplural of paczek

Origin

  1. Polishpączki
  2. Englishpaczki

Borrowed from Polish pączki, plural form of pączek.

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Translations

Japanese ポンチキ
  • ポンチキ (ponchiki)traditional Polish doughnut
Polish pączek
  • pączektraditional Polish doughnut
Cite this entry
APA

paczki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paczki

MLA

“paczki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paczki. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paczki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paczki.

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