cruller

English

Alternative forms

kruller

Etymology

From Dutch kruller (“cruller”), from krullen (“to curl”).

Noun

cruller (plural crullers)

  1. (Northeastern US) A donut in the form of a twisted ring.
    Synonym: wonder
    • 1872, James Parton, The Life of Horace Greeley:
      "Take a cruller, any way," said she, handing him a cake-basket containing a dozen or so of those unspeakable, Dutch indigestibles.
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