Paczki

Pączki (Polish [ˈpɔnt͡ʂki] ( listen)) are pastries traditional to Polish cuisine (the word pączek is sometimes translated as doughnut). Pączki is the plural form of the Polish word pączek [ˈpɔnt͡ʂɛk], though many English speakers use paczki as singular and paczkis as plural. In English, the common pronunciation /ˈpɔːntʃki/ imitates the Polish pronunciation, but some speakers pronounce the word /ˈpʊntʃki/ or /ˈpʌntʃki/. The Polish word “pączek” itself is a diminutive of pąk (“plant bud”).