olykoek
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of olykoek
1800–10, < New York Dutch; compare Dutch oliekoek oilseed cake, equivalent to olie oil + koek cake ( see cookie)
Example Sentences
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In New York City, the doughnut no longer resembles the Dutch olykoek that Anna Joralemon started selling in 1673 from a shop on lower Broadway.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2014
There was the doughty doughnut, the tender olykoek, and the crisp and crumbling cruller; sweet cakes and short cakes, ginger cakes and honey cakes, and the whole family of cakes.
From Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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