Definitions For Varenyky

Noun

image:varenyky.jpg, thumb, varenyky Boiled dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese, or other filling; a serving of these; Plural of varenyk.

Usage notes

The food has come to English through various cultures and languages, and may be spelled according to its cultural context or linguistic source: varenyky in a Ukrainian context, vareniki in a Russian or Jewish context, or wareniki or wareneki in a Mennonite context. The name of the dish is often treated as plural only, but the singular form varenyk or varenik is in use. Sometimes back-formed plurals like varenikes, varenikis, or varenykys also appear occasionally.

Synonyms

perogies, perogy potsticker

Translations

Afrikaans: wareniki Belarusian: варэ́нік, m, варэ́нікі, m-p Bulgarian: варе́ники, m-p Chinese: : Mandarin: 甜餡餃子, sc=Hani, Serbo-Croatian: : Cyrillic: вареники, p : Roman: vareniki, m-p Spanish: varenyky, m, varénique, m Ukrainian: варе́ник, m, варе́ники, m-p , пироги́, m-p

Alternative forms

vareniki wareneki, wareniki

Etymology

From , singular варе́ник, , and related terms in other languages, e.g. and (particularly in Mennonite communities) . The Ukrainian term comes from ва́рений, , boiled, from вари́ти, , to boil, to cook, from , from + masculine ending -ик. Compare вар, , boiling liquid; cooking, boiling, from , from .