pi·rozh·ki also pi·rosh·ki (p -rôsh k , -r sh-)pl.n. Small Russian pastries filled with finely chopped meat or vegetables, baked or fried. [Russian, pl. of pirozhok, diminutive of pirog, dumpling; see pierogi.] |
pirozhki, piroshki [pɪˈrɒʃkɪ]
pl n sing pirozhok [ˈpɪrəˌʒɒk]
(Cookery) small triangular pastries filled with meat, vegetables, etc.
[from Russian, from pirozhók, diminutive of pirog]
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| Noun | 1. | pirozhki - small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried 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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