stollen

American  

[stoh-luhn, shtaw-luhn] / ˈstoʊ lən, ˈʃtɔ lən /

noun

German Cooking.

1. a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.

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stollen British  

/ ˈstəʊlən, ˈʃtɔlən /

noun

1. a rich sweet bread containing nuts, raisins, etc

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Etymology

Origin of stollen

1925–30; < German Stolle ( n ), literally, post, support; so called from its shape

Example Sentences

The two most common styles of fruitcake in Europe are the stollen and panettone.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

It is also the time of stollen, a traditional German Christmas treat of yeasted bread stuffed to the gills with brandy-soaked fruit and marzipan, then coated with a shell of powdered sugar.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021

When Frau Pabst arrives — toting a loaf of stollen for him and a tin of cookies for Stefan, her treasured boy — her trust in the doctor is clear.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2019

In another confusing shift from, or towards, tradition, our Christmas meal was goose, red cabbage, stollen, walnuts and marzipan.

From The Guardian • Dec. 24, 2016

Then said the shepheards, What? thinkest thou we handle thee otherwise then thou deservest, which hast stollen away our Asse?

From The Golden Asse by Adlington, William, fl. 1566