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halupki

halupki noun: a traditional Eastern European comfort food consisting of boiled cabbage leaves tightly stuffed with a savory mixture of ground meat (like beef, pork, or venison), rice, and onions, gently simmered or baked in a sweet and tangy tomato sauce.

Noun

halupki (plural halupkis)

  1. (Pennsylvania, Western, chiefly Pittsburgh area) A traditional Eastern European comfort food consisting of boiled cabbage leaves tightly stuffed with a savory mixture of ground meat (like beef, pork, or venison), rice, and onions, gently simmered or baked in a sweet and tangy tomato sauce.

Forms of halupki

pluralhalupkis

Origin of halupki

Often spelled holubky in Slovak or holubtsi in Ukrainian.

Questions about halupki

What does halupki mean?
Halupki means a traditional Eastern European comfort food consisting of boiled cabbage leaves tightly stuffed with a savory mixture of ground meat (like beef, pork, or venison), rice, and onions, gently simmered or baked in a sweet and tangy tomato sauce.
What part of speech is halupki?
Halupki is a noun.
What is the plural of halupki?
The plural of halupki is halupkis.

Words near halupki in the dictionary

  1. Haltwhistle
  2. haluka
  3. halukka
  4. halukkah
  5. Halung
  6. halupki
  7. halurgist
  8. halurgists
  9. halurgite
  10. halurgy
  11. halushki

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