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pirogen

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[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; see piroshki

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