Pirogge

German

Etymology

Chiefly from Russian пирог (pirog). Reinforced by Polish pieróg. First attestations in the 17th century, more regular use since the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈʁɔɡə/

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Noun

Pirogge f (genitive Pirogge, plural Piroggen)

1. (cooking) Any of a variety of Slavic (chiefly Russian, Ukrainian, Polish) pies, pasties, and dumplings; especially the ones called pirog, pierogi, pirozhki (and cognates thereof), but also somewhat similar kinds like pelmeni, vareniki, etc.

Usage notes

• The national variants can be specified with the respective adjectives.
• For the Russian “pirozhki”, “pelmeni”, and “vareniki”, the words Piroschki, Pelmeni, Wareniki are also used, but these are less widely understood than Pirogge.

Declension

Declension of Pirogge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pirogge	die	Piroggen
genitive	einer	der	Pirogge	der	Piroggen
dative	einer	der	Pirogge	den	Piroggen
accusative	eine	die	Pirogge	die	Piroggen