paczki

[ pawnch-kee ]

noun

, plural pacz·ki.

1. a traditional Polish doughnut, filled with jam or another sweet filling and covered with powdered sugar or icing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of paczki¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Polish pączki, nominative plural of pączek “bud (of a flower); jelly doughnut,” diminutive of pąk “flower bud”