varenyky

Alternative forms

 * vareniki
 * wareneki, wareniki

Etymology
From, singular , and related terms in other languages, e.g. and (particularly in Mennonite communities). The Ukrainian term comes from, from , from , from + masculine ending. Compare, from , from.

Noun



 * 1) Boiled dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese, or other filling; a serving of these;.

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, варэ́нікі
 * Bulgarian: варе́ники
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 甜餡餃子
 * French: varenyky,
 * German: Wareniki
 * Japanese: ヴァレーヌィク, ヴァレーヌィクィ, ヴァレーニキ
 * Korean: 바레니키
 * Lithuanian: virtiniai
 * Polish:, wareniki
 * Portuguese: vareniki
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: вареники
 * Roman: vareniki
 * Spanish: varenyky, varénique
 * Ukrainian:, варе́ники , пироги́