piroshki

pi·rozh·ki also pi·rosh·ki  (p-rôshk, -rsh-)

pl.n.

Small Russian pastries filled with finely chopped meat or vegetables, baked or fried.

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[Russian, pl. of pirozhok, diminutive of pirog, dumpling; see pierogi.]

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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