strudel

[ strood-l; German shtrood-l ]

noun

1. a pastry, usually consisting of a fruit, cheese, or other mixture, rolled in a paper-thin sheet of dough and baked.

strudel

/ ˈʃtruːdəl; ˈstruːdəl /

noun

1. a thin sheet of filled dough rolled up and baked

   apple strudel

Word History and Origins

Origin of strudel¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of strudel¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Roll strudel into Criscoed baking pan and bake in hot oven until brown.

From Project Gutenberg

The once perilous Strudel and Wirbel of the Danube are haunted by diabolical legends.

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Who enters Ceiner's is prepared to dine from barley soup to apple strudel.

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Related Words

• bread
• cake
• croissant
• doughnut
• phyllo
• pie