Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pieróg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pierog
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rare form of pierogi.

Example Sentences

"That thing certainly does not look anything like a pieróg. To me, it looks like sliced boiled potato."
"So what is a pieróg, exactly? (Plural is pierogi or can be pierogies.) Well, it’s essentially a dough dumpling stuffed with savory goodness like potato and cheese or onion, hot sausage, or sauerkraut, to name a few fillings."
"Giving Back to the Community One Pieróg at a Time"
"But there was also one pieróg version that did not win the popularity contest. It was called pizzowego (pizzarogis), a pieróg filled with a combination of sausage, pepperoni, and cheese, doused with tomato sauce."
"In the photo she's wearing a green floral headscarf and spooning cherry filling into a pieróg."

Etymology

From Polish pieróg. Doublet of pirog.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: pieróg

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

pierogi (plural) pierog (alternative)

Questions

What does pieróg mean?: Rare form of pierogi.
Where does pieróg come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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