pieróg

A form of pierogi — 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.

Meanings

nounpieróg (plural pierogi)

plural pierogi · alternative pierog

  1. rareRare form of pierogi.

    Giving Back to the Community One Pieróg at a Time

    2018, Kaitlyn Cammer, “St. Volodymyr’s the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church”, in Utica Proud, volume one, page 30
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    That thing certainly does not look anything like a pieróg. To me, it looks like sliced boiled potato.

    2010 November 19, Victor Sack, “Pelmeni, perogie, peroshki...”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet)

    So what is a pieróg, exactly? (Plural is pierogi or can be pierogies.) Well, it’s essentially a dough dumpling stuffed with savory goodness like potato and cheese or onion, hot sausage, or sauerkraut, to name a few fillings.

    2014 April, Jenny Bowman, “Delicacy of the north: Pierogies, recently opened in Oak Island, dishes up Polish dumplings to perfection”, in Southport Magazine, volume two, number seven, page 14

    But there was also one pieróg version that did not win the popularity contest. It was called pizzowego (pizzarogis), a pieróg filled with a combination of sausage, pepperoni, and cheese, doused with tomato sauce.

    2019 September, Geraldine Balut Coleman, “Tekla Klebetnica Thrills Crowds”, in Polish American Journal, volume 108, number 9, section “Celebrating Pierogi”, page 7, column 3

    In the photo she's wearing a green floral headscarf and spooning cherry filling into a pieróg.

    2022 April 14, Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, “At this Ukrainian restaurant, dumplings go by many names, but always taste like home”, in The Arizona Republic

Origin

  1. Polishpieróg
  2. Englishpieróg

From Polish pieróg. Doublet of pirog.

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