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For the curious: the singular is pieróg

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That makes it sound Hungarian(?)

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Sure makes me hungry 🥁

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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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