chimney cake

noun

A kind of long, cylindrical Hungarian pastry made from sweet yeast dough and roasted over charcoal, originating from the Székely people (kürtőskalács).

OriginHungarian kürtőskalács →
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Meanings

nounchimney cake (plural chimney cakes)

plural chimney cakes

  1. A kind of long, cylindrical Hungarian pastry made from sweet yeast dough and roasted over charcoal, originating from the Székely people (kürtőskalács).

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Origin

  1. Hungariankürtőskalács
  2. Englishchimney 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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chimney cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20cake

MLA

“chimney cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20cake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chimney cake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20cake.

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