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pierogi

boiled or fried dumplings filled with potato, cheese, or meat

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Where does the word "pierogi" come from? It comes from Polish pierogi, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

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Where does the word "pierogi" come from? It comes from Polish pierogi, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Pierogi’s story begins in Polish: pierogi meant “filled dumplings.” Dumplings filled with potato, cheese, or meat, a staple of Polish cuisine. It reached English by 1900s as pierogi. Polish 'pierogi' is already plural; St Hyacinth is their patron saint in Polish lore. Today, pierogi means boiled or fried dumplings filled with potato, cheese, or meat.

  1. Stage 1 · Polish · medieval pierogi "filled dumplings", dumplings filled with potato, cheese, or meat, a staple of Polish cuisine.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s pierogi "filled Polish dumplings", Polish 'pierogi' is already plural; St Hyacinth is their patron saint in Polish lore.

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