Gugelhupf

See also: gugelhupf

English
Gugelhupf

Etymology

From German Gugelhupf.

Noun

Gugelhupf (countable and uncountable, plural Gugelhupfs)

  1. A light, yeasted marble cake, traditionally baked in a circular bundt mould, and popular in parts of Europe.
    • 1962 September 10, Dorothy Crandall, “They Pulled It out of a Hat: Call It Cake, Bread or Gugelhupf”, in The Boston Globe, volume 182, number 72, Boston, Mass., page 15, column 1:
      What’s for after-school snacking at your house? Or to serve with tea or coffee when “the girls” drop by? / How about a slice of Gugelhupf — yeast-risen cake rich in eggs, fruit and deliciousness!

Alternative forms

See also

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gugel, a kind of pointed hood, from Latin cucullus. The origin of the second element is debated.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːɡl̩hʊp͡f/
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Noun

Gugelhupf m (strong, genitive Gugelhupfes or Gugelhupfs, plural Gugelhupfe)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria) Gugelhupf, a type of cake

Declension
Declension of Gugelhupf [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gugelhupf die Gugelhupfe
genitive eines des Gugelhupfes, Gugelhupfs der Gugelhupfe
dative einem dem Gugelhupf, Gugelhupfe1 den Gugelhupfen
accusative einen den Gugelhupf die Gugelhupfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → English: Gugelhupf
  • → French: kouglof (via Alsatian Kugelhopf )
  • → Hungarian: kuglóf
  • → Romanian: guguluf

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