pelmeni

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pelmeni

  • /pɛlˈmɛni/

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Borrowed from Russian пельме́ни (pelʹméni), plural of пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ), which in turn is borrowed from Komi and Udmurt пельнянь (peľńań).

noun pelmen · pelmeny

  1. plural, plural normally Russian dumplings resembling ravioli. The dish most closely associated with Siberia is pelmeni, meat-filled dumplings. In Siberia, pelmeni are traditionally filled with horse meat and are served with vinegar.

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noun Russian dumplings

Españolpelmeni
한국어펠메니 pelmeni
日本語ペリメニ perimeni
中文俄式餃子 /俄式饺子 É-shì jiǎozi
Portuguêspelmeni
DeutschPirogge, Pelmeni
Русскийпельме́нь pelʹménʹ, пельме́ни pelʹméni
Tiếng Việtmằn thắn

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"pelmeni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pelmeni. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"pelmeni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pelmeni.

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@misc{pelmeni_2026,
  title = {pelmeni},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pelmeni},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}