Zwetschgenkuchen

/ˈtsvɛtʃ.ɡənˈku.kən//ˈtsvɛtʃ.ɡənˈkuːxən/

noun

A traditional German and Austrian fruit cake typically with a yeast dough or sponge base consisting of Zwetschge, bread crumbs or ground almonds optionally topped with streusel.

Similar
PflaumenkuchenPrummetaatQuetschekucheZwetschgendatschiZwetschgenplootz
OriginGerman Zwetschgenkuchen →
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Meanings

nounZwetschgenkuchen (plural Zwetschgenkuchens)

plural Zwetschgenkuchens

  1. A traditional German and Austrian fruit cake typically with a yeast dough or sponge base consisting of Zwetschge, bread crumbs or ground almonds optionally topped with streusel.

    Synonyms: Pflaumenkuchen, Prummetaat, Quetschekuche, Zwetschgendatschi, Zwetschgenplootz

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional German and Austrian fruit cake typically with a yeast dough or sponge base consisting of Zwetschge, bread crumbs or ground almonds optionally topped with streusel.

Similar
PflaumenkuchenPrummetaatQuetschekucheZwetschgendatschiZwetschgenplootz

Origin

  1. GermanZwetschgenkuchen
  2. GermanZwetschgenkuchen
  3. EnglishZwetschgenkuchen

Borrowed from German Zwetschgenkuchen, from Zwetschge + -n- + Kuchen.

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APA

Zwetschgenkuchen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwetschgenkuchen

MLA

“Zwetschgenkuchen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwetschgenkuchen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zwetschgenkuchen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwetschgenkuchen.

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