piroshki


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pi·rozh·ki

also pi·rosh·ki  (pĭ-rôsh′kē, -rŏsh′-)
pl.n.
Small Russian pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables, or fruit, and baked or fried.
[Russian, pl. of pirozhok, diminutive of pirog, pie; see pierogi.]
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pi•rosh•ki

(pɪˈrɔʃ ki, -ˈrɒʃ-)

n.pl.
small turnovers with a filling, as of meat or vegetables.
[1910–15; < Russian pirozhkí, pl. of pirozhók, diminutive of piróg stuffed pastry]
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Noun1.piroshki - small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried
pirogi, pirozhki
turnover - a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
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