pierogi

American  

[pi-roh-gee] / pɪˈroʊ gi /

Or pirogi

noun

Eastern European Cooking.

plural

pierogi, pierogies

1. a small dough envelope filled with mashed potato, meat, cheese, or vegetables, crimped to seal the edge and then boiled or fried, typically served with sour cream or onions.

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Example Sentences

The parking chair, like the pierogi, has become a kitschy emblem of Pittsburgh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Somewhere between the giant wooden duck box and the framed colored-pencil portrait of strangers' wedding vows, there’s a plate of pierogi that tastes like a cheeseburger.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

I envision making big batches of pierogi or tamales over the weekend, or skipping the cans and soaking beans the night before so they can simmer a few hours before supper.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

Essentially a hand pie similar to a handheld dumpling or pierogi, pelmeni or empanadas.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2022

When the fall came, and the garden didn’t need them so much anymore, she taught him how to make pierogi, to fill the purses of dough with potato and onion and pinch them closed.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby