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pirogen

[ pi-roh-guh n ]
/ pɪˈroʊ gən /

noun

(used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.

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Origin of pirogen

1950–55; < Yiddish pirogn, plural of pirog < East Slavic; see piroshki

Words nearby pirogen

pirithoüs, pirke avoth, pirn, piro, pirog, pirogen, pirogue, piroplasm, piroplasma, piroplasmosis, piroshki
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