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Strudel

2 stages from German to English.

Today it means a rolled pastry made of thin dough with a sweet filling, such as apple
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Strudel
German · medieval
"a whirlpool"
meaning "whirlpool" or "eddy", describing the pastry's rolled layers
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strudel
English · 1800s
"a rolled, layered pastry with a sweet filling"
adopted directly from German and Austrian cuisine
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