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pierogi

English

Alternative forms

  • perogi, perogie, perogy, piroghi, pirogi, pirogie, pirojki, pyrogy, pyrohy

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pierogi, the plural of pieróg (dumpling), which ultimately is derived from Proto-Slavic *pir? (party).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p???o??i/, IPA(key): /p???o??i/ (amongst Polish Americans)
  • Hyphenation: pier?ogi

Noun

pierogi (plural pierogi or pierogies or pierogis)

  1. (Canada, US) 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.

Usage notes

  • Russian "pirozhki" (???????? (pirožkí)) and "pirogi" (singular "pirog", Russian ??????? (pirogí)) and Polish pierogi (diminutive: "piero?ki") (dumplings) are often confused. The two dishes are quite different. See pelmeni for the Russian version of the Polish pierogi. In certain regions of Ukraine, these terms (???????, ????????) may refer to either the Polish "pierogi" or the Russian "pirozhki".

Synonyms

  • varenyky/vareniki (plural)
  • pelmeni (plural)
  • pedahey

Derived terms

  • Chinese perogy

Translations

See also

  • potsticker
  • pirozhki (Russian pastry, false friends)
  • pirohy
  • pierogi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  • “pierogi” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Anagrams

  • pirogie

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p???r?.??i/

Noun

pierogi

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pieróg

Spanish

Noun

pierogi m (plural pierogi)

  1. pierogi
    Synonym: (Ukraine) varenyky

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gnocchi

English

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (dumpling, literally lump), from nocchio (knot (in wood)), a borrowing from Lombardic knohha (knuckle, bone, knot), from Proto-Germanic *knuk? (bone), *kneukaz (tuber, knuckle), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- (knot, bundle). Cognate with Middle High German knoche (bone, knot) (modern German Knochen), Middle Dutch knoke (knuckle, knob, knot), Swedish knoge (knuckle). More at knuckle.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?nj?.ki/; IPA(key): /?n?.ki/ (sometimes proscribed)
  • (US) enPR: ny??k?, IPA(key): /?njo?.ki/

Noun

gnocchi (plural gnocchi or gnocchis)

  1. Italian pasta-like dumplings made of potato or semolina.

Translations

Further reading

  • gnocchi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi.

Noun

gnocchi

  1. gnocchi
    Söin gnoccheja lounaaksi.
    I ate gnocchi for lunch.

Usage notes

The Italian plural word has been adopted into Finnish as a singular.

Declension


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??.ki/

Noun

gnocchi m (plural gnocchis)

  1. gnocchi

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???k.ki/

Noun

gnocchi m pl

  1. plural of gnocco
  2. a dish of gnocchi

Descendants

  • ? Catalan: nyoqui
  • ? English: gnocchi
  • ? Finnish: gnocchi
  • ? French: gnocchi
  • ? Korean: ?? (nyoki)
  • ? Polish: gnocchi
  • ? Spanish: ñoqui

Polish

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???k.k?i/

Noun

gnocchi n (indeclinable)

  1. gnocchi

Further reading

  • gnocchi in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
  • gnocchi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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