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runza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
run-za
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yeast dough bread pocket with a filling of beef, pork, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings.

Etymology

Trade name, said to have been introduced by Sally Everett (née Brening), who began selling them in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1949. Possibly from Krautrunz, an older German name for the bierock, or Low German runsa, "belly", alluding to its rounded shape; compare modern German Ranzen (“belly”).

Inflected Forms

runzas (plural)

Synonyms

bierock

Questions

What does runza mean?
A yeast dough bread pocket with a filling of beef, pork, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings.
Where does runza come from?
Trade name, said to have been introduced by Sally Everett (née Brening), who began selling them in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1949. Possibly from Krautrunz, an older German name for the bierock, or Low German runsa, "belly", alluding to its rounded shape; compare modern German Ranzen (“belly”).

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