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pierogi

(North America) 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.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(North America) 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.

Origin: , the plural of dumpling, which ultimately is derived from . Relationship to is unclear. (from Russian), pirohy (from Czech and Slovak), and pyrohy/pedaheh (from Ukrainian). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “STFU DERSHOSCUM ITS A PIEROGI MOVE ON NO ONE LIKE YOU FUCK OFF”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Ja zolang de hele boel niet naar beneden dondert vind ik het prima. Pierogi lijkt voorlopig gelukkig slim om te lopen in plaats van een onhandige shortcut te nemen”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “*insert obligatory “it’s a pierog not a pierogi bc pierogi is plural” pedantic comment here*”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Feast of the perpetual pierogi.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Scooby and the gang. Have we considered pierogi's and mustard are elite? Like sure they are technically an eastern European dumpling, but boy can I eat 45 of them in one sitting”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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