- pelmeny
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a Siberian dish of small pockets of dough filled with seasoned, minced beef, lamb, or pork and served boiled, fried, or in a soup.Also, pelmeni.[1940-45; < Russ pel'méni, pl. of PEL'MÉN', dissimilated form of dial. pel'nyán' < Komi, Udmurt pel'nan, equiv. to pel' ear + nan bread, pastry (so called from their earlike shape]
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Universalium. 2010.