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strudel

a rolled pastry made of thin dough with a sweet filling, such as apple

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Where does the word "strudel" come from? It comes from German Strudel, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).

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Where does the word "strudel" come from? It comes from German Strudel, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).

Strudel’s story begins in German: Strudel meant “a whirlpool.” Meaning "whirlpool" or "eddy", describing the pastry's rolled layers. It reached English by 1800s as strudel. German 'whirlpool', from its rolled layers; Vienna's apple strudel is the classic. Today, strudel means a rolled pastry made of thin dough with a sweet filling, such as apple.

  1. Stage 1 · German · medieval Strudel "a whirlpool", meaning "whirlpool" or "eddy", describing the pastry's rolled layers.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1800s strudel "a rolled, layered pastry with a sweet filling", German 'whirlpool', from its rolled layers; Vienna's apple strudel is the classic.

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