kuchen
- noun
- /ˈkuːkən/
- US
- Sylvie cleared all the brochures and pamphlets from the table and brought the apple kuchen over along with the coffee.
- apple kuchen
Examples
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"Sylvie dabbed more paste on Al's cheek, and they all ate kuchen and drank coffee. Sylvie and Al talked about staying here, going back to the city, getting a hotel room for a few days, installing a real professional security system on Monday, and maybe trying another dog.
Fiction book (1990) -
You ever seen anyone turn down hot apple kuchen?
Fiction book (1990) -
"Apple kuchen," she said with a withering look.
Fiction book (1990) -
The neighbors were an old, guilt-ridden German couple who had previously been friendly to the Watanabes on holidays, bringing them trays of Christmas kuchen.
Fiction book (1997) -
Emil, the son of German immigrants who'd brought the Old World craft of brick-oven double-baked rolls, crullers, and kuchen to this Idaho backwater.
Fiction book (2000) -
My mom is making kuchen with fresh cherries from the market.
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At the bakery, I bought a slice of kuchen topped with creamy custard.
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The homemade kuchen was a delightful treat at the family gathering.
Synonyms
A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
A rich cake with dried fruit, nuts, and pieces of citrus peel, often served at holidays
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Etymology
Kuchen comes from German, where it simply means 'cake' and is used for a sweet, often fruit or custard-topped cake. So, in English kuchen usually refers to a German-style sweet cake you might eat with coffee.