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[-] starman@programming.dev 33 points 8 months ago

Ackchyually "pierogi" is plural

[-] Typhoonigator@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

For the curious: the singular is pieróg

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

That makes it sound Hungarian(?)

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 11 points 8 months ago

Sure makes me hungry 🥁

[-] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is an ancient slavic word.

Before the XIX century they were called "Piróg" ("peeroog"). This word's ethymology indicates proto-slavic origins - "pir" in old slavic meant a feast/celebration and "róg" still means "horn" in polish. So basically a "party horn".

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