Meaning

1 senses
  1. (plural, usually plural)Russian dumplings resembling ravioli.

    Pirogge, Pelmeni

    пельме́ньpelʹménʹ, пельме́ниpelʹméni

    пельме́ньpelʹménʹ, пельме́ніpelʹméni

Examples

1 sentences
  1. "What do you think about pelmeni?" "Nothing. I've never even heard such a word."

    ru«Что ты думаешь о дамплингах?» – «Ничего. Я даже такого слова не слышала». — Ooneykcall

Translations

6 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Russian dumplings:
Deutsch
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Russian dumplings:

Origin

Borrowed from Russian пельме́ни (pelʹméni, singular пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ)), which in turn i

Borrowed from Russian пельме́ни (pelʹméni, singular пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ)), which in turn is borrowed from Permic (Komi/Udmurt) пельнянь (peľňaň).

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Forms

plural: pelmenis

Word family

2 related words

See also

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