noun
- Plural of paczki; a Polish pastry consisting of a fried dough ball filled with jam, custard, or other sweet filling, traditionally eaten during Carnival season.
Usage: Also spelled 'paczki' (singular) or 'paczkies' (plural variant).; Commonly associated with Polish-American communities and Carnival/Fat Tuesday celebrations.; Pronounced 'POONCH-key' or 'POTCH-key'.
Examples
- We bought a dozen paczkis from the Polish bakery for Fat Tuesday.
- These paczkis are filled with prune jam and dusted with powdered sugar.
- My grandmother makes homemade paczkis every Carnival season.
- The bakery sells out of paczkis by noon on Paczki Day.
- These chocolate-filled paczkis are my favorite treat.