kugel
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- noun
- /ˈkuːɡəl/
- Margot had made a turkey with stuffing, a noodle kugel, and a white cake topped with coconut that looked like the snow outside.
- noodle kugel
- potato kugel
- brisket and kugel
Examples
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For dessert, my grandmother always makes a delicious kugel that is sweet and filled with raisins.
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"Soon the house smelled like baked bread, roasted chicken, and potato kugel.
Fiction book (1997) -
Have you guys tried this kugel?
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Did you get her recipe for kugel?
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Sarah, your father made sure I made my special luchen kugel for you.
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David, do you like luchen kugel?
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On Christmas Eve when Sally comes, we cook Jewish flanken, a potato kugel.
Fiction book (1997) -
He sat slumped on the couch reading the Times cover to cover, while my aunt hovered in the kitchen making kugels.
Fiction book (1997) -
But by the time we brought out the chickens, salads, and kugels we had spent all day making, we couldn't stop ourselves from mentioning Batsheva.
Fiction book (2000) -
My second job was at Yiddel's Gourmet Kosher Supplies where I worked at the machine that made pre-packaged noodle kugels.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kugel comes from a German and Yiddish word kugel meaning 'ball' or 'round thing'. Early kugels were made as round puddings or dumplings, which is why today a kugel is a baked noodle or potato dish often served sweet or savory.