strudel

[ strood-l; German shtrood-l ]
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noun
  1. a pastry, usually consisting of a fruit, cheese, or other mixture, rolled in a paper-thin sheet of dough and baked.

Origin of strudel

1
1925–30; <German: literally, eddy, whirlpool

Words Nearby strudel

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How to use strudel in a sentence

  • Take cloth in both hands, and roll strudel over and over like roly poly.

    The Story of Crisco | Marion Harris Neil
  • Roll strudel into Criscoed baking pan and bake in hot oven until brown.

    The Story of Crisco | Marion Harris Neil
  • The once perilous strudel and Wirbel of the Danube are haunted by diabolical legends.

    Demonology and Devil-lore | Moncure Daniel Conway
  • Who enters Ceiner's is prepared to dine from barley soup to apple strudel.

    Americans All | Various

British Dictionary definitions for strudel

strudel

/ (ˈstruːdəl, German ˈʃtruːdəl) /


noun
  1. a thin sheet of filled dough rolled up and baked: apple strudel

Origin of strudel

1
German, from Middle High German strodel eddy, whirlpool, so called from the way the pastry is rolled

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