kugel

[ koo-guhl, koog-uhl ]

nounJewish Cooking.

a sweet or savory baked casserole resembling a soufflé or pudding and made of noodles, potatoes, challah, or matzo mixed with eggs and fat.

Origin of kugel

First recorded in 1840–50; from Yiddish kugl; compare Middle High German kugel(e), German Kugel “ball, sphere”; perhaps akin to cudgel

Words Nearby kugel

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How to use kugel in a sentence

That they are “strong,” “invincible” and “make delicious kugel.”
Chaya Doesn't Speak for Me | Elisheva Goldberg | May 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
This not-too-sweet kugel makes a fine accompaniment for roast chicken.
5 Recipes from the Jewish Julia Child | Cookstr.com | December 8, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
What do you think for a couple of small potatoes like kugel & Mishkin?
The Competitive Nephew | Montague Glass
After kugel's arrival at headquarters Jackson was ordered brought up-stairs and a dramatic scene followed.
The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan | Unknown
kugel hurried over and in a few minutes returned with a brown leather hand-satchel about 15 inches long.
The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan | Unknown

The calche leaves his house at six o'clock, from the kugel, auf der Wieden.
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826 Vol. 2 | Lady Wallace
kugel then identified Jackson as the man who had left the valise in the saloon.
The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan | Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for kugel

kugel

/ (kuːɡəl) /

nounSouthern African censorious, slang

a young Jewish woman from a wealthy background who is seen as being excessively materialistic

Origin of kugel

C20 from Yiddish: pudding

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