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cruller
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crul·ler  (krlr)
n.
1. Chiefly Northeastern, Central Atlantic, & Upper Northern U.S. A small, usually ring-shaped or twisted cake of sweet dough fried in deep fat.
2. Chiefly New England & Pennsylvania An unraised doughnut, usually twisted but also shaped into rings or oblongs.
[From obsolete Dutch krulle-koken, rolled-up cake, from Middle Dutch crulle-koken, to curl, from crulle, curly.]
cruller, kruller [ˈkrʌlə]
n
(Cookery) US and Canadian a light sweet ring-shaped cake, fried in deep fat
[from Dutch krulle, from krullen to curl]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cruller - small friedcake formed into twisted strips and friedcruller - small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
twister
friedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
Translations
cruller [ˈkrʌləʳ] N (US) → buñuelo m
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