Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pierogi

/pəˈɹoːɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: pier-ogi
IPA: /pəˈɹoːɡi/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies."

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pierogi, the plural of pieróg (“dumpling”), which ultimately is derived from Proto-Slavic *pirъ (“party”). Relationship to Turkish börek is unclear. Doublet of pirogi (from Russian), pirohy (from Czech and Slovak), and pyrohy/pedaheh (from Ukrainian).

Word Breakdown

Root: *pirъ

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

pierogies (plural) pierogis (plural) pierogie (alternative) pierogy (alternative) pirogy (alternative) pirojki (alternative) pyrogy (alternative) perog (alternative) pierog (alternative) pieróg (alternative)

Phrases

Chinese pierogi lazy pierogi pierogi pizza

Frequently Paired Words

potsticker pirozhki pirohy

Synonyms

varenyky vareniki pelmeni pedahey

Questions

How do you pronounce pierogi?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹoːɡi/.
What does pierogi mean?: A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.
Where does pierogi come from?: Borrowed from Polish pierogi, the plural of pieróg (“dumpling”), which ultimately is derived from Proto-Slavic *pirъ (“party”). Relationship to Turkish börek is unclear. Doublet of pirogi (from Russian), pirohy (from Czech and Slovak), and pyrohy/pedaheh (from Ukrainian).

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