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rugelach

/ˈruːɡələx/

rugelach noun: a type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.

rugelach: a type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc
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Noun

rugelach (countable and uncountable, plural rugelachs or rugelach)

  1. A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.
    • Then he ambles to his dressing room, where rugelach and carrot sticks sit on a coffee table for a postshow nosh.2007 April 1, Jane Wollman Rusoff, “Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Condo”, in New York Times
    • And while you’re there, you can pick up a babka, which you’ve heard about (a twisted, sweet chocolate loaf) and a bag of rugelach which you might not have (crescent-shaped chocolate pastries).2022, Laura Goodman, “A schmear campaign”, in The Joy of Snacks […], London: Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN

Forms of rugelach

pluralrugelachs
pluralrugelach
alternative formrugulach
alternative formrugalach
alternative formruggalach
alternative formruggelach
alternative formrogelach
alternative formrugalah
alternative formrugala
alternative formrugula

Origin of rugelach

From Yiddish ראָגאַל (rogal) with plural suffix ־לעך (-lekh), from Polish rogal (“crescent roll”).

Questions about rugelach

What does rugelach mean?
Rugelach means a type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.
What part of speech is rugelach?
Rugelach is a noun.
How do you pronounce rugelach?
Rugelach is pronounced /ˈruːɡələx/.
What is the plural of rugelach?
The plural of rugelach is rugelachs.

Words near rugelach in the dictionary

  1. rugbyist
  2. rugbyists
  3. rugbylike
  4. Rugbœan
  5. Ruge
  6. rugelach
  7. rugelachs
  8. Rugeley
  9. Rugenian
  10. Ruger
  11. Rugers

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