In Russian and Eastern European cookery: a small savoury pastry or pasty, usually filled with meat, vegetables, etc. Chiefly in plural (also with singular concord).
Origin
Late 19th century. From Russian pirožok (also transliterated pirozhok), lit. ‘little pirog’ from pirog + -ok, diminutive suffix.
Definition of pirozhok in US English:
pirozhok
noun
In Russian and Eastern European cookery: a small savoury pastry or pasty, usually filled with meat, vegetables, etc. Chiefly in plural (also with singular concord).
Origin
Late 19th century. From Russian pirožok (also transliterated pirozhok), lit. ‘little pirog’ from pirog + -ok, diminutive suffix.