cruller

noun crul·ler \ˈkrə-lər\

: a sweet food made from a piece of dough that has been twisted and fried

Full Definition of CRULLER

: a small sweet cake in the form of a twisted strip fried in deep fat

Northern & Midland : an unraised doughnut

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Dutch krulle, a twisted cake, from krul curly, from Middle Dutch crul — more at curl

First Known Use: 1801

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