Definition of piroshki in English:
piroshki
(also pirozhki)
plural nounpɪˈrɒʃki-ˈräSH-
Small Russian savoury pastries or patties, filled with meat or fish and rice.
（以肉或鱼、大米为馅的）俄式开胃小馅饼，俄式饺子形小馅饼
Example sentencesExamples
- But interspersed throughout are full-flavored Eastern European daily specials like pojarski (ground-chicken patties), and Russian borscht served with savory beef pirozhki.
- Variations of these popular half moons, also called pirozhki, are found throughout other regions including the Ukraine and Russia.
- The use of buckwheat, horseradish, and potatoes gives Tatar cuisine a quasi-Russian appearance, and Tatar samosas are made with a puffy dough, like the Russian pirozhki.
- The piroshki, a small Russian pastry filled with vegetables, was light and very moreish.
- Blini are small crêpes served with different types of fillings; pirozhki are fried rolls that usually have a meat or vegetable filling.
Origin
From Russian pirozhki, plural of pirozhok, diminutive of pirog (see pirog).