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How to pronounce kolacky

Author

Emma Newman

Updated on January 04, 2026

How do you pronounce kolache in Polish?

It’s “ko-lah-chee.” Kolaches are Czech pastries made of a yeast dough and usually filled with fruit, but sometimes cheese.

What is a Kolacky?

: a bun made of rich sweet yeast-leavened dough filled with jam or fruit pulp.

What is the origin of Kolacky?

They can be filled with a combination of prune, apricot, cream cheese, poppy seed or assorted other fillings.

Kolach.

Larger koláč, called “frgál”, typical of the Moravian Wallachia area
TypeSweet bread
Place of originCzech lands and Slovakia
Region or stateCentral Europe
Cookbook: Kolach

How do you spell Kolaczki?

Recipes know no borders, Kolaczki (Polish filled cookies) are popular in Poland as well as the Czech Republic, Russia, Austria, Denmark, and probably more places. As you might expect there are multiple spellings for this pastry, but Kolaczki seems the most Polish to me.