Etymology

chimney cake

Today it means: A kind of long, cylindrical Hungarian pastry made from sweet yeast dough and roasted over charcoal, originating from the Székely people (kürtőskalács). Full definition →

Hungarian kürtőskalács
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  1. Hungarian · calque ofkürtőskalács
  2. English todaychimney cake

Calque of Hungarian kürtőskalács, from kürtős (“of or related to a chimney stack”) (from kürtő (“chimney stack”) + -s (adjective-forming suffix)) + kalács (“cake”).

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