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pirogen

American  
[pi-roh-guhn] / pɪˈroʊ gən /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of pirogen

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

Example Sentences

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“The potato knishes, the milkhiker borscht, the cheese kreplekh, the varnishkes, the pirogen, blintzes, buttermilk, and for dessert pudding and poppy cakes — the food of a Jew’s pastoral dream.”

From New York Times

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