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# pirozhki

noun, plural (pirozhki; singular pirozhok); Ukrainian: pyrizhky (singular pyrizhok)

«pirozhki» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pirozhki are small baked or fried buns filled with things like potato, cabbage, meat, mushrooms, cheese or fruit, eaten in Russia, Ukraine and nearby countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#m1)
2. It is a borrowed word (from Russian), not an English word; in Ukrainian they are called pyrizhky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons on food around the world and on Ukrainian life, pirozhki are an everyday snack or picnic food, often made by grandmothers. In stories they show a warm, homely kitchen. Do not confuse them with pierogi (Polish dumplings) or Ukrainian varenyky, which are boiled.

### Examples

- Gran made pirozhki filled with potato and onion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#x1)
- We bought hot pirozhki at the market stall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#x2)
- Some pirozhki are sweet, with apple or cherry inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#x3)
- My friend's mum brought pirozhki to the class food fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#x4)
- Pirozhki can be baked in the oven or fried in a pan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#x5)
- In Ukrainian they are called pyrizhky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#x6)
- One little bun is a pirozhok; lots are pirozhki. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/#x7)

### Note

Already plural: say "some pirozhki", not "pirozhkis". Spellings vary (piroshki, pirozhky). Stress near the end: "pi-rozh-KEE". Not the same as pierogi or varenyky (boiled dumplings).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pirozhki» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pirozhki» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pirozhki.html) on Mova free.