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pelmeni

pelmeni noun: russian dumplings resembling ravioli.

pelmeni: russian dumplings resembling ravioli
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Noun

pelmeni pl (normally plural, singular pelmen)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) Russian dumplings resembling ravioli.
    • The dish most closely associated with Siberia is pelmeni, meat-filled dumplings. In Siberia, pelmeni are traditionally filled with horse meat and are served with vinegar.2000, Sydney Schultze, Culture and Customs of Russia, page 66
    • My favorite dish was a wonderful broth with pelmeni, Siberian dumplings filled with seasoned chopped meat.2005, Adam Hochschild, Half The Way Home: A Memoir Of Father And Son, page 59

pelmeni meaning in Vietnamese

pelmeni in Vietnamese

Russian dumplings
mằn thắn

Forms of pelmeni

singularpelmen
alternative formpelmeny

Origin of pelmeni

Borrowed from Russian пельме́ни (pelʹméni, singular пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ)), which in turn is borrowed from Permic (Komi/Udmurt) пельнянь (peľňaň).

Questions about pelmeni

What does pelmeni mean?
Pelmeni means russian dumplings resembling ravioli.
What is pelmeni in Vietnamese?
Pelmeni in Vietnamese is mằn thắn. See Pelmeni meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is pelmeni?
Pelmeni is a noun.

Words near pelmeni in the dictionary

  1. pelmata
  2. pelmatogram
  3. pelmatograms
  4. pelmatozoan
  5. pelmen
  6. pelmeni
  7. pelmenis
  8. pelmeny
  9. pelmet
  10. pelmet skirt
  11. pelmet skirts

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