pirogen

[ pi-roh-guhn ]

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) Jewish Cooking. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pirogen¹

1950–55; < Yiddish pirogn, plural of pirog < East Slavic; piroshki

Example Sentences

“The potato knishes, the milkhiker borscht, the cheese kreplekh, the varnishkes, the pirogen, blintzes, buttermilk, and for dessert pudding and poppy cakes — the food of a Jew’s pastoral dream.”

From New York Times