leniwe

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English

A plate of leniwe with yogurt sauce
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Etymology

Borrowed from Polish leniwe (literally lazy) as a clipped form of the dishes pierogi leniwe and kluski leniwe.

Noun

leniwe (uncountable)

  1. A simple Polish dumpling made with farmer cheese or quark.
    I decided to throw together some leniwe as a simple supper but when she asked if I could top them with fried sauerkraut the whole affair became less lazy and more high-effort.
    • 2013, Rutu Modan, translated by Jessica Cohen, The Property, Drawn & Quarterly, →ISBN, page 52:
      "What will you have, madam?" / "Leniwe, please. But no jam." / "Excellent choice. [as a thought:] Jam is the whole point of leniwe!"
    • 2021 September 15, Laura Brehaut, “Cook this: Lazy pierogies with wild mushrooms, cabbage and prunes from Let's Do Dinner”, in National Post:
      "When I was growing up, my parents threw me into swim practice and I swam every day. I would come home with chlorine in my hair — my hair super crispy ... freezing cold. And when I saw this platter of these leniwe with bread crumbs and sugar, I knew that meant that my parents were going out that night, and I got to have dessert for dinner," says Porowski.
    • 2023, Michał Korkosz, Polish'd: Modern Vegetarian Cooking from Global Poland, The Experiment, →ISBN, page 144:
      Biting into leniwe and hearing the crunch is my favorite moment.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛˈɲi.vɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ivɛ
  • Syllabification: le‧ni‧we

Adjective

leniwe

  1. inflection of leniwy:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural