What does "strudel" mean?

A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.

What is a synonym for "strudel"?

Common synonyms include: asperand, at sign, baklava, blintz, chocolate eclair, cream puff.

//ˈstɹuːdəl// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc. countable, uncountable
"Steffan grinned at him and pointed to the oven. “She’s got something good in there,” he said, and added sadly, “only we don’t get any till lunch.” / “Strudel,” Ruth said. “Whoever heard of eating strudel for breakfast?” / “You know, Son,” Paul said soberly, “there are certain items that come under female jurisdiction. Just why strudel is appropriate for lunch and not for breakfast is beyond mere masculine comprehension. But one must learn to accept the inevitable. Life is hard.”"
2
thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked wordnet
3
Synonym of at sign (@). countable, slang
4
A vertical hole in sea ice through which downward jet-like, buoyancy-driven drainage of flood water is thought to occur. countable

"I liked the sour cherry strudel and the nut filled strudel."

Borrowed from German Strudel (“whirlpool, strudel”).

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