strudel

noun stru·del \ˈstrü-d^əl, ˈshtrü-\

: a German pastry made of thin dough rolled up with fruit filling and baked

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: a pastry made from a thin sheet of dough rolled up with filling and baked <apple strudel>

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German, literally, whirlpool

First Known Use: 1881

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