kringla

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noun

A slightly sweet Scandinavian cookie usually shaped as a figure eight.

OriginSwedish kringla →
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Meanings

nounkringla (plural kringla)
  1. A slightly sweet Scandinavian cookie usually shaped as a figure eight.

Origin

  1. Swedishkringla“pretzel”
  2. Englishkringla

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish kringla (“pretzel”) for the cookie's pretzel-like shape.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

larking
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APA

kringla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kringla

MLA

“kringla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kringla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kringla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kringla.

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