varenyky

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Etymology [edit]

From Ukrainian вареники (varényky, pl), singular вареник (varényk), from варений (várenyj, boiled), from варити (varýty, to boil, to cook), from Old East Slavic варити (variti), from Proto-Slavic *variti (to cook) + masculine ending -ик (-yk). Compare вар (var, boiling liquid; cooking, boiling), from Proto-Slavic *varъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to burn, blacken), Russian вареники (varéniki), singular вареник (varénik).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /vɑrˈenəki, verəˈniːki/
  • Hyphenation: var‧eny‧ky

Noun [edit]

varenyky

varenyky (plural only)

  1. (North America) Boiled dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese, or other filling.

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References [edit]

  • “varenyky” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • “варити” in Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïnsʼkoï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), O.S. Melʼnychuk, 1982–2006.
  • Rudnyc’kyj, Jaroslav B. (1962). An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language , vol 1, pp 313 ("вар"). Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences. litopys.org.ua.