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DictionarystrudelFilled rolled pastry
noun

strudel

STROO-dul/ˈstruːdl/

A layered pastry rolled around a sweet or savory filling.

The bakery serves warm apple strudel with whipped cream.

A baked apple strudel with one thick slice separated from the roll, exposing a thin, flaky dough wrapper around a generous apple-and-raisin filling.
Etymology
strudelGermaneddy, whirlpool

The German word means “whirlpool”: rolling dough around a filling creates a swirling pattern. That resemblance gave the filled pastry its name.

In context

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More examples

  • She rolls the thin dough around cherries to make strudel.
  • We share a savory strudel filled with spinach and cheese.
  • Two golden strudels cool on the baking sheet.

Forms

strudel · strudels

Similar words

pastry
A broader term covering strudel and other baked dough products.
turnover
A filled pastry folded over rather than rolled into layers.