пирог

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic пирогъ (pirogŭ), from Proto-Slavic *pirogъ, probably from Proto-Slavic *pirъ + *-ogъ. Cognate with Polish pieróg, Ukrainian пиріг (pyrih).

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Noun

пиро́г (pirógm inan (genitive пирога́, nominative plural пироги́, genitive plural пирого́в, relational adjective пиро́жный, diminutive пирожо́к)

  1. pie; pirog
    • 1866, Фёдор Достоевский , “Часть I, Глава V”, in Преступление и наказание; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Crime and Punishment, 1914:
      Входя́ в харче́вню, он вы́пил рю́мку во́дки и съел с како́ю-то начи́нкой пиро́г.
      Vxodjá v xarčévnju, on výpil rjúmku vódki i sʺjel s kakóju-to načínkoj piróg.
      Going into the tavern he drank a glass of vodka and ate a pie of some sort.
    • 1952, “Изделия из теста. Дрожжевое тесто. Кулебяка из дрожжевого теста”, in Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище, Москва: Пищепромиздат; English translation from The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food, (Please provide a date or year):
      Кулебя́ка отлича́ется от пирога́ свое́й фо́рмой: она́ должна́ быть бо́лее у́зкой и высо́кой, тогда́ как пиро́г обы́чно де́лается широ́ким и пло́ским.
      Kulebjáka otličájetsja ot pirogá svojéj fórmoj: oná dolžná bytʹ bóleje úzkoj i vysókoj, togdá kak piróg obýčno délajetsja širókim i plóskim.
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  2. (euphemistic) female genitalia; vagina or vulva
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Further reading

  • пирог in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

пиро́г (pirógf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of пиро́га (piróga)