krendel
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A traditional Russian pastry made from a yeast dough and shaped into a twisted or braided ring.
Example Sentences
- "She was enjoying an early tea, with delicious new honey, thick cream, and the most tempting krendels imaginable."
- "It was a resort of boatmen and pilgrims, and outside there was a notice in washed-out blue, like an old sailor’s eyes: “Tea Place;” and for those who couldn’t read, a lively painting of a teapot, cups and glasses, rolls, krendels, fish."
- "[T]he caterers are at the door with dozens of trays of food, some of which he guides to the kitchen and the rest he has lined up on the banquet table, all manner of delicacies, much of it Russian, sliced sturgeon, beluga caviar in chilled bowls, horsemeat pâté, krendeli, pirozhki, Black Sea oysters, meat salads, Stroganoff, […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ- Proto-Germanic *kringaną Proto-Germanic *kringazder. Old High German *kring Middle High German krinc Middle High German kringel German Kringel German Krengelbor. Russian кре́ндель (kréndelʹ)bor. English krendel Borrowed from Russian кре́ндель (kréndelʹ).