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cruller

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French crullers in a display case

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch kruller (“curler”), from krullen + -er.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cruller (plural crullers)

  1. (Northeastern US) A donut in the form of a twisted ring.
    Synonym: wonder
    • 1872, James Parton, The Life of Horace Greeley:
      "Take a cruller, any way," said she, handing him a cake-basket containing a dozen or so of those unspeakable, Dutch indigestibles.
    • 2019 May 3, Lisa Hanawalt & Raphael Bob-Waksberg, “The Sugar Bowl” (14:20 from the start), in Tuca & Bertie‎[1], season 1, episode 1, spoken by Bertie Songthrush (Ali Wong):
      Whoa. Pastry Pete's Patisserie. Pastry Pete is so brilliant. Did you know he won a Tasty Num Nums Award last year for combining crullers and Bundt cakes? They're called "crunts"!

References

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  1. ^ “cruller, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present; from Michael Agnes, editor, Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, Cleveland, Oh.: Wiley, 2010, →ISBN.
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