NYT Dictionary

PIROG

/pɝˈɑɡ/
Nounpi-ROGpi-rog · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026

Meaning

A baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling, popular in Eastern Europe.

Etymology

Origin: Hebrew

Borrowed from Russian пиро́г (piróg). Doublet of pierog/pieróg. For the plurals ending in n, see Yiddish פּיראָג (pirog).

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026.

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