Meanings
plural crullers · alternative kruller
- NortheasternUSA donut in the form of a twisted ring.
"Take a cruller, any way," said she, handing him a cake-basket containing a dozen or so of those unspeakable, Dutch indigestibles.
1872, James Parton, The Life of Horace Greeley1 more example
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"!
2019 May 3, Lisa Hanawalt & Raphael Bob-Waksberg, “The Sugar Bowl” (14:20 from the start), in Tuca & Bertie, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Bertie Songthrush (Ali Wong)Synonyms: wonder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA donut in the form of a twisted ring.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Dutchkruller“curler”
- Englishcruller
Borrowed from Dutch kruller (“curler”), from krullen + -er.
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