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perogy

perogy is the alternative spelling of pierogi.

Meaning of pierogi

Noun

pierogi (plural pierogi or pierogies or pierogis)

  1. (Canada, US) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.
    • Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese...2015 July 2, Michael Pearson, “6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    varenyky, vareniki, pelmeni, pedahey

Forms of perogy

pluralperogies

Questions about perogy

What is perogy the alternative spelling of?
Perogy is the alternative spelling of pierogi.

Words near perogy in the dictionary

  1. perogis
  2. perogs
  3. perogue
  4. perogues
  5. perogun
  6. perogy
  7. perokito
  8. perokitoes
  9. peromelia
  10. peromyscine
  11. peromyscines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perogy (page history and authors); pierogi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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