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cruller

crul·ler [ krúllər ] (plural crul·lers) or krul·ler [ krúllər ] (plural krul·lers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. cake shaped like doughnut: a small ring-shaped deep-fried cake

2. twisted unraised doughnut: an unraised doughnut, usually twisted in shape

[Early 19th century. < Dutch kruller< krullen "to curl"]

Regional History

In the sense of "deep-fried small cake," cruller belongs primarily to New England and the Middle Atlantic and North Central states, but is common also in California. The sense "unraised doughnut" is found most frequently in New England and Pennsylvania.

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