pierog
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
Definition of pierog
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(form-of, rare)Rare form of pierogi.
“Would you have a recipe for the pierog made from mashed potatoes and kasza?”
“Just about anything can be stuffed inside a pierog, from potatoes and cheese to sauerkraut and meat to sour cherries.[…]Just in case you were wondering, pierogi is a Polish plural. Pierogis is grammatically incorrect. One is simply called a pierog.”
“If a grilled-cheese sandwich that looks like the Virgin Mary can bring $28,000 on eBay – what about a pierog with the face of Jesus?[…]Donna Lee says the image appeared on a pierog – a Polish dumpling – as she was cooking it for Easter dinner at her home near Toledo.[…]Lee said she has kept the pierog in her freezer ever since.[…]So far, bidding on the pierog has climbed to $561.22.”
“Mrs. T’s said Buffalo demonstrated its passion for pierogi with its Aug. 25 “Pierogi Pride Day,” which included a pierog cook-off and a pierog toss, culminating in a proclamation by Mayor Byron Brown. Leaving aside the question of whether a man prosaically named Byron Brown can preside over a legitimate pierogi festival, the only thing that should be tossed with a pierog is an ice-cold Miller High Life.”
“As Philly’s only Polish food truck, we offer scratch-made, natural, local-when-possible specialties that satisfy traditionalists, adventurous eaters and people who have never tasted a pierog (“pierogi” is plural) before.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Polish pierog/pieróg. Doublet of pirog.
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