rogalik

English

A rogalik with poppyseeds

Etymology

From Polish rogalik and Russian рога́лик (rogálik).

Noun

rogalik (plural rogaliki)

1. A crescent-shaped pastry that is popular in Poland and various other Eastern European countries.

   Hypernyms: crescent, crescent roll, croissant, viennoiserie

   • 1967, Ira J. Morris, chapter III, in The Troika Belle, London: William Heinemann Ltd, page 16:

     Her ladyship was reduced to the pitiable choice of yesterday’s croissants or one of the nine different kinds of rolls, milk breads, sweet breads, scones, pancakes, vatrushki, kalachi, ponchiki, rogaliki and bulochki whose delicious, new-baked smell was wafting all over the house.

   • 1989 June 18, Daniel Young, “I’ll Take-out Manhattan: From Russia, with picnic”, in Daily News, New York, N.Y., page M 3:

     Among the recommended desserts are strudel, rogalik and flugen, a Romanian square of walnuts, raisins and honey.

   • 2004 September 5, Tom Uhlenbrock, “Fall feasts – come and get it”, in Sunday Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo., page T1:

     You can start all over next weekend at the Polish Festival at Falcon Hall at 20th Street and St. Louis Avenue. […] The pastry booth will have chrusciki and rogaliki.

   • 2006 April 5, Terri Dougherty, “New taste”, in The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.: Gannett, page E-1, column 3:

     Waiting to be savored are Elena Trujillo’s made-from-scratch honey cake, rogaliki filled with chocolate, and butter cookies, baked with farmer’s cheese.

   • 2006 November 29, Lyubov Vyazhevich, quotee, “A cookie-cutter celebration”, in Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Fla.: Orlando Sentinel Communications Company, page E3, column 2:

     Rogaliki is really just one taste of the holidays in my Russia. It is traditional to do a lot of baking.

   • 2008 May 25, “Polka party will step off”, in Courier News, Somerville, N.J.: Gannett, page B-4, column 3:

     Senior center staff will provide babka (bread) and rogaliki (poppy seed and nut roll).

   • 2009, Melissa Downs, “Senior Write-Ups”, in 2009 South Windsor CT High School Yearbook, page 38, column 1:

     Zabawa and Polanka was too funny and don’t ever forget about our band, you’re my best friend forever, love the haircuts, the pj’s and oh yeah rogaliki.

   • 2010 February 24, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, “Chase the chill!”, in Daily American, volume 81, number 234, Somerset, Pa., page A14:

     Polish Bake Shop: Babka and Rogaliki

   • 2011 March 4, “Mary Lee Szany (nee Wilczynski)”, in The Times, Munster, Ind., page E-8:

     As matriarch, Mary Lee was more than comfortable in her role as Head Rogaliki Baker during the family’s Christmas cookie baking marathon, an all-day affair that annually produces some 1,800 traditional Polish cookies - and plenty of laughter.

   • 2013 February 22, Harriet Howard Heithaus, “Ethnic delights star in a festive weekend”, in Naples Daily News, 89th year, number 212, Naples, Fla.: The E.W. Scripps Company, page 3F, column 1:

     Do you know what a spanakopita is? A rogalik? Answer: You don’t need to. A food dictionary isn’t necessary to enjoy the Old World treats that make up two of the most popular ethnic festivals in Naples, the longtime Greek Fest and the younger, broader Ethnic Food Festival.

   • 2013 May 22, Sue Kidd, “Food find: Old-world bread at local European markets”, in The Olympian, Olympia, Wash., →ISSN, page C1:

     Kusher Bakery specializes in Ukrainian breads including, […] poppy seed strudel, caramel cookies (walnut-shaped), bulochka and rogalik.

   • 2015 April 29, Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services, “Wladyslawa Kowalski”, in The Republican, Springfield, Mass.: The Republican Co., page A10:

     She was known for her delicious pierogis and rogaliki.

   • 2015 December 30, Adriana Janovich, “New Year’s food resolutions: A look back – and a look ahead”, in The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., pages C1 and C3:

     Grandma’s rogaliki. For my annual tribute to my Polish grandmother, I’ll make her crescent rolls. Unlike many Polish bakers who use jam fillings, Babcia’s were simply cinnamon-scented. I miss them.

   • 2016 December, Kyell Gold, “Coronado”, in The Time He Desires, Dallas, Tex.: FurPlanet Productions, →ISBN, page 53:

     The Siberian tiger had a bright smile on for all her customers, dishing out cinnamon-walnut rogaliki and crisp hvorost dusted with powdered sugar alongside donuts and gingerbread, with cups of coffee steaming alongside them.

   • 2016 December 8, Martha Saconchik-Pytel, “‘Wigilia’: Polish Heritage Society celebrates”, in Chronicle (Tallahassee Democrat), Tallahassee, Fla., page 2E:

     Rogaliki, almond crescent cookies, have many versions – some recipes require rolling the dough and cutting it into triangles with the addition of a nut filling.

   • 2022 March 16, Kristine Sherred, “Russia’s war on Ukraine takes toll at Fife specialty market”, in The News Tribune, volume 139, number 341, Tacoma, Wash., →ISSN, page 1A, columns 1–2:

     Honey cake in three flavors, rogaliki with a hidden center of apricot jam, pastries laced with the enchanting nuttiness of poppyseeds — the pastry case at Emish Market was stacked with its usual array of international treats, many inspired by Eastern European traditions.

See also

• kipfel

Polish

rogalik

Etymology

From rogal +‎ -ik. Compare Russian рога́лик (rogálik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔˈɡa.lik/

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• Rhymes: -alik
• Syllabification: ro‧ga‧lik

Noun

rogalik m inan

1. diminutive of rogal
2. crescent-shaped pastry

Declension

Declension of rogalik

	singular	plural
nominative	rogalik	rogaliki
genitive	rogalika	rogalików
dative	rogalikowi	rogalikom
accusative	rogalik/rogalika	rogaliki
instrumental	rogalikiem	rogalikami
locative	rogaliku	rogalikach
vocative	rogaliku	rogaliki

Descendants

• → English: rogalik

Further reading

• rogalik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rogalik in Polish dictionaries at PWN