kaiser roll
kaiser roll is the alternative letter-case form of Kaiser roll.
Noun capitalized: Kaiser roll
Kaiser roll (plural Kaiser rolls)
- A typically crusty round bread roll supposedly invented in Vienna, made from flour, barm, malt, water, and salt, and whose characteristic feature is a five-spoked propeller- or pinwheel-like star on its obverse.
- Did you see it?? It was the biggest bee in the world! It was the size of a Kaiser roll! It must've weighed 70 pounds!1989 June 26, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic)
- Synonyms:
- Vienna roll, Kaiser
Synonyms of kaiser roll
Forms of kaiser roll
| plural | kaiser rolls |
|---|---|
| plural | Kaiser rolls |
| alternative form | kaiser roll |
Origin of kaiser roll
Calque of German Kaisersemmel, from Kaiser (“emperor”) + Semmel (“roll”), so named in honour of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.
Questions about kaiser roll
- What does kaiser roll mean?
- Kaiser roll means a typically crusty round bread roll supposedly invented in Vienna, made from flour, barm, malt, water, and salt, and whose characteristic feature is a five-spoked propeller- or pinwheel-like star on its obverse.
- What is kaiser roll the alternative letter-case form of?
- Kaiser roll is the alternative letter-case form of Kaiser roll.
- What part of speech is kaiser roll?
- Kaiser roll is a noun.
- What is the plural of kaiser roll?
- The plural of kaiser roll is kaiser rolls.
Words near kaiser roll in the dictionary
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