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krullen
Dutch · medieval
"to curl"
verb meaning to curl, describing the pastry's twisted shape
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kruller
Dutch · 1700s
"a curled or twisted fried cake"
noun formed for the curled, fried cake itself
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cruller
English · 1808
"a small sweet cake fried in twisted strips"
brought to America by Dutch settlers and adopted into American English
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