pierogi

pier·ogi
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/pəˈɹoːɡi//pɛˈɾoːɡi/

noun

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.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

nounpierogi (plural pierogi or pierogies or pierogis)

plural pierogies · plural pierogis · alternative pierogie · alternative pierogy · alternative pirogy · alternative pirojki · alternative pyrogy · alternative perog · alternative pierog · alternative pieróg

  1. CanadaUSA 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.
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    Synonyms: varenyky, vareniki, pelmeni, pedahey

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*pirъ“party”
  2. Polishpierogi
  3. Englishpierogi

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

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Translations

Afrikaans pierogi
  • pierogidumpling
Chinese Mandarin 饺子
  • 饺子 (jiǎozi)dumpling
Czech piroh
  • pirohdumpling
Danish pirog
  • pirogdumpling
Dutch pierogi
  • pierogidumpling
Finnish pelmeni, pierogi
  • pelmenidumpling
  • pierogidumpling
French pérogy, ravioli polonais
  • pérogydumpling
  • ravioli polonaisdumpling
German Pirogge
  • Piroggedumpling
Hindi पियेरोगी
  • पियेरोगी (piyerogī)dumpling
Hungarian barátfüle
  • barátfüledumpling
Japanese ピエロギ
  • ピエロギ (pierogi)dumpling
Polish pieróg
  • pierógdumpling
Portuguese pierogi
  • pierogidumpling
Romanian colțunaș
  • colțunașdumpling
Russian варе́ники, пельме́ни
  • варе́ники (varéniki)dumpling
  • пельме́ни (pelʹméni)dumpling
Slovak piroh
  • pirohdumpling
Swedish pirog
  • pirogdumpling
Ukrainian варе́ник, варе́ники
  • варе́ник (varényk)dumpling
  • варе́ники (varényky)dumpling
  • пиріг (diaspora)dumpling
  • пироги́ (pyrohý)dumpling
Cite this entry
APA

pierogi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pierogi

MLA

“pierogi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pierogi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pierogi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pierogi.

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