pirozhki

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pirozhki

/pɪˈɹɒʒkɪ/
/pɪˈɹɒʃkɪ/

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From Russian пирожки́ (pirožkí), plural of пирожо́к (pirožók), which is in turn a diminutive of пиро́г (piróg, “pie”). (In Russian Mennonite communities, borrowed first into Plautdietsch in Russia and Ukraine, and then taken from Plautdietsch into English in the US.) Doublet of pyrizhky and perieschkje.

noun pirozhki · pirozhkis · pirozhok · peroshki · peroshky

countable, uncountable Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these. Nica handed Mark a pirazhok. Maybe from the extra excitement, maybe because the pirozhki really were delicious, she swallowed them both immediately.
countable, uncountable A single such pastry.

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noun small pastries

한국어	피로슈키 pirosyuki
日本語	ピロシキ piroshiki
中文	小餡餅 /小馅饼 xiǎo xiànbǐng, 皮羅什基 /皮罗什基 píluōshíjī
Français	pirojki
Deutsch	Pirogge, Piroschki
Ελληνικά	πιροσκί piroskí
Русский	пирожо́к pirožók, пирожки́ pirožkí
עברית	פִּירוֹזְ׳קִי

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@misc{pirozhki_2026,
  title = {pirozhki},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pirozhki},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}