piroshki

[pi-rawsh-kee, -rosh-]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. small turnovers or dumplings with a filling, as of meat or fruit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of piroshki¹

1910–15; < Russian pirozhkí, plural of pirozkók, diminutive of piróg stuffed pastry

Example Sentences

The welcoming locals held Ukrainian flags, balloons and gift bags filled with candy, toys and homemade piroshki, a kind of bun filled with meat, fruit or poppy seeds.

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A Pan Am stewardess might find herself evading the KGB in Moscow and trading recipe cards for piroshki with her Aeroflot counterparts.

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Versions of piroshki are prepared throughout Eastern Europe, but here, they are made with a cabbage, feta and dill filling, which is both sweet and savory.

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They are similar but — apologies to everyone standing in line at the eponymous Pike Place Market window — vastly superior to piroshki, the breaded Slavic turnover.

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The couple eating the piroshki were headed to Simferopol to get to the airport.

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