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runza

runza noun: a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling of beef, pork, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings.

Noun

runza (plural runzas)

  1. A yeast dough bread pocket with a filling of beef, pork, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings.
    Synonyms:
    bierock

Synonyms of runza

Forms of runza

pluralrunzas

Origin of runza

Trade name, said to have been introduced by Sally Everett (née Brening), who began selling them in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1949. Possibly from Krautrunz, an older German name for the bierock, or Low German runsa, "belly", alluding to its rounded shape; compare modern German Ranzen (“belly”).

Questions about runza

What does runza mean?
Runza means a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling of beef, pork, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings.
What part of speech is runza?
Runza is a noun.
What is the plural of runza?
The plural of runza is runzas.

Words near runza in the dictionary

  1. Runyans
  2. Runyon
  3. Runyonese
  4. Runyonesque
  5. Runyoro
  6. runza
  7. runzas
  8. Ruocco
  9. Ruoccos
  10. Ruoff
  11. Ruoffs

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