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rugulah

rugulah

1 9.9
A small crescent-shaped pastry made with cream cheese dough and filled with nuts or chocolate
  • noun
  • /ˈruːɡəˌlɑː/
  • US
: rugelach
  • My grandmother makes rugulah every holiday with cinnamon and walnuts.

Examples

  • We bought chocolate-filled rugulah from the bakery for dessert.

  • The platter was arranged with rugulah alongside other traditional pastries.

  • I love to eat rugulah for dessert.

  • These rugulahs are filled with chocolate and nuts.

  • My grandmother makes rugulah every holiday with cinnamon and walnuts.

  • The platter was arranged with rugulah alongside other traditional pastries.

  • We bought chocolate-filled rugulah from the bakery for dessert.

Synonyms

rugelach
vsrugulah
  • US
1 9.6

A small pastry shaped like a crescent that uses cream cheese dough and holds chocolate or jam

refers to the same pastry but uses nuts in general rather than walnuts
ruggelach
vsrugulah
  • US
1 9.9

A small crescent shaped pastry made from cream cheese dough filled with nuts, fruit, or chocolate

uses the same pastry but specifies fruit preserves rather than general preserves

How Sweet

cake
∞ 1.0
danish
26 1.8
rugulah
  • US
1 9.9
bun
117 1.0
scone
37 1.9
bread
765 1.0

Surface Forms

rugulah singular
rugulahs plural

Etymology

Rugulah comes from Yiddish rugelach, which means 'little horns' or 'little twists' and comes from a Slavic word for 'horn' or 'corner'. That's why rugulah are rolled into a small horn or crescent shape and are enjoyed as sweet pastries.