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Pirogge
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German
Etymology
Chiefly from de ru пирог. Reinforced by de pl pieróg. First attestations in the 17th century, more regular use since the 19th century.
Pronunciation
de /piˈʁɔɡə/
de De-Pirogge.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɔɡə 3
Noun
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de cuisine Any of a variety of Slavic (chiefly Russian, Ukrainian, Polish) pies, pasties, and dumplings; especially the ones called pirog, pierogi, pirozhki (and cognates thereof), but also somewhat similar kinds like pelmeni, vareniki, etc.
Usage notes
The national variants can be specified with the respective adjectives.
For the Russian “pirozhki”, “pelmeni”, and “vareniki”, the words de Piroschki, de Pelmeni, de Wareniki are also used, but these are less widely understood than de Pirogge.
Declension
f