# zapiekanka
## English
### Alternative forms

* zapiekanki (proscribed)

### Etymology

From Polish zapiekanka.

### Noun

zapiekanka (countable and uncountable, plural zapiekanki or zapiekankas)
* A Polish fast food consisting of a baguette with mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup; may also contain vegetables and meat.
** 1988 September 13, John D. Harbron, “World Affairs: Capitalism still lives”, in Standard-Freeholder, Cornwall, Ont.: Thomson Newspapers Company Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Editorials – Opinions – Letters” section, page 4, column 6:Family-owned pushcarts now sell the ever-popular zapiekanki (hot dogs) in a major meat-producing country where city dwellers have to line up for hours for their ration of meat from half-empty state-owned food markets.
** 1990 August 9, Al Stark, “Ice cream makes Poland easier to swallow”, in Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, Miss.: Gannett, →OCLC, page 8B, columns 2–3:Sometimes half the Poles walking toward you down any sidewalk in Warsaw or Krakow will be eating some treat or another from their hands: Sausages in buns … Zapiekanki, which are shortbreads sliced submarine style and spread with cheese and tomato sauce and heated …
** 2008 September 5, Anna Spiewak, “Zapiekanka, a true taste of Poland: Clifton eatery offers favorite Polish food”, in Clifton Journal, Clifton, N.J.: North Jersey Media Group Inc., →OCLC, pages 3–4:Aside from traditional make-up ingredients, one could also request the following toppings on a zapiekanka: fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, scallions, corn, mayonnaise and ketchup, and others. […] “There’s not enough access to zapiekanki in the United States,” said Pilega, who had never had one outside of Poland until that day.
** 2013 January 8, Anne Applebaum, “Revolutionary eating in Poland”, in The Washington Post‎, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-01-09:When I first moved to Warsaw to work as a journalist, in the autumn of 1988, a zapiekanka was the most common form of street food.
** 2015, Maciej Zglinicki, “What to Eat”, in Poland (Insight Guides), 3rd edition, Singapore: Apa Publications, →ISBN, “Eating Out: Recommended Restaurants, Cafes & Bars” section, page 370, columns 1–2:Even fast foods have experienced a transformation, with the old zapiekankas (grilled baguettes with cheese, mushrooms and lots of ketchup) superseded by oriental kebabs, falafels and wonderful Italian pizzas, often prepared by immigrant Italian chefs.
** 2015, Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer, Małgorzata Omilanowska, Jerzy S. Majewski, “Where to Eat and Drink”, in Poland (Eyewitness Travel), London: DK, →ISBN, “Travelers’ Needs” section, page 307, column 1:Poland’s favourite street snack, the zapiekanka, is a halved baguette covered in meat, cheese and vegetables, then toasted. Zapiekankas are sold from fast-food kiosks all over Poland.
** 2022, Karolina Klesta, Patryk Klesta, “Zapiekanka: Polish Sandwich”, in Polish Foodies: Traditional Recipes, →ISBN, “Snacks” section, page 85:Put zapiekankas in the stove and bake until the cheese is melted (about 10 minutes).
** 2023, Pari Forood, “Zakopane/Zurich”, in The Goodwill Mission, New York, N.Y.: Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN, part II (Poland):Brad, our drummer who never says a word, Ben our aspiring constitutional scholar, and Bernie our bassist who has a deep crush on Mrs. Palmer, all nod with mouths full of zapiekanka.

### Further reading

* zapiekanka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Polish
### Etymology

From zapiekać +‎ -anka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /za.pjɛˈkan.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -anka
* Syllabification: za‧pie‧kan‧ka

### Noun

zapiekanka f
* casserole (food, such as a stew, cooked in a casserole)
* zapiekanka (Polish fast food consisting of a baguette with mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup; may also contain vegetables and meat)

#### Related terms

* zapiec pf
* zapiekać impf

#### Descendants

* → Belarusian: запяка́нка (zapjakánka)
* → Czech: zapékanka
* → English: zapiekanka
* → Greek: ζαπιεκάνκα (zapiekánka)
* → Russian: запека́нка (zapekánka)
* → Ukrainian: запіка́нка (zapikánka)

### Further reading

* zapiekanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* zapiekanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN