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kuchen

American  
[koo-khuhn] / ˈku xən /

noun

  1. a yeast-raised coffeecake, often containing fruit.


kuchen British  
/ ˈkuːxən /

noun

  1. a breadlike cake containing apple, nuts, and sugar, originating from Germany

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kuchen

First recorded in 1850–55, kuchen is from the German word Kuchen cake

Example Sentences

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Hand-lettered in red and blue ink, the directions told Walker what route to take to meet a Soviet agent in Vienna, starting at a store called Komet Küchen, which sells kitchen cabinets.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such extraordinarily huge reddish hands as might have grasped six seidels together in the Deutsche Küchen on 13th street.

From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)

I been up two hours with my Küchen and cheese-pie fixed already for this afternoon, and my daughter sleeps like a lady!

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie

Yesterday it was all I could do to get her to go to Rosie Freund's linen shower; she wanted to stay home and help me with to-day's Küchen.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie

"Rinderbrust und Kartoffel Salad, pa, mit Apful Küchen und Kaletraufschnitt."

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie

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