English

Alternative forms

• piroshki, piroschki
• pyrizhky (from Ukrainian); perieschkje (among Mennonites)

Noun

pirozhki

pirozhki ‎(countable and uncountable, plural pirozhki or pirozhkis)

1. Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these.
   • 2012, Margarita Borkaev, Far Away Run the Roads, Xlibris, p 110:

     Nica handed Mark a pirazhok.

     Maybe from the extra excitement, maybe because the pirozhki really were delicious, she swallowed them both immediately.

   • 1968, Soviet Life, v 136–147, Embassy of the Soviet Socialist Republics in the USA, p 15:

     I have found that, at every reception or cocktail party given at our embassy, pirozhki is a favourite, second only to our Russian caviar and vodka.

   • 1887, Lev (Leo) N. Tolstoy, Nathan Haskell Dole transl., “The Two Pilgrims”, in Iván Ilyitch and Other Stories, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., p 174:

     In the morning the people wished Yefim good-speed; they loaded him with pirozhki for his journey, and they went to their work: and Yefim started on his way.

2. A single such pastry.

Usage notes

• Russian "pirozhki" and "pirogi" and Polish pierogi (its diminutive is: "pierożki") (Polish dumplings) are often mixed up. They are different dishes. See pelmeni (Russian dumplings) for the Russian version of the Polish pierogi.
• In various regions of Ukraine these terms (пироги́, пиріжки́) may mean either the Polish "pierogi" or the Russian "pirozhki".

Related terms

• pierogi (Polish dumplings, false friends)

Translations

Noun

pirozhki

1. plural of pirozhok