pierogi

English

A plate of pierogies.

Alternative forms

• pirogi, perogie, perogi, pyrogy, pyrohy, perogy

Etymology

From Polish pierogi, singular pieróg, or Ukrainian пироги (pyrohý), singular пиріг (pyríh).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈroːɡi/
• Hyphenation: pier‧ogi

Noun

pierogi (plural pierogi or pierogies or pierogis)

1. (North America) 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.

Synonyms

• varenyky/vareniki (plural)
• pelmeni (plural)
• pedahey

Derived terms

• Chinese perogy

Translations

dumpling

Belarusian: варэнікі (be) (varéniki) m. pl. Finnish: piirakka (fi) Polish: pierogi (pl)

Russian: (with cheese, berries, etc.) вареники (ru) (varéniki) m. pl., (with meat, potatoes, etc.) пельмени (ru) (pel'méni) m. pl. Ukrainian: вареники (uk) (varényky) m. pl., (western Ukraine) пироги (uk) (pyrohý) m. pl.

References

• “pierogi” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

See also

• potsticker
• Pierogi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [pʲjɛˈrɔɟi]

Noun

pierogi pl.

1. pierogi (dish)

Declension

	Plural only
Nominative	pierogi
Genitive	pierogów
Dative	pierogom
Accusative	pierogi
Instrumental	pierogami
Locative	pierogach
Vocative	pierogi

Noun

pierogi

1. Nominative plural of pieróg.
2. Accusative plural of pieróg.
3. Vocative plural of pieróg.
4. Nominative plural of pierog.
5. Accusative plural of pierog.
6. Vocative plural of pierog.