kugel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kuːɡəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅′gəl, kŏŏg′əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ku•gel  (ko̅o̅′gəl, kŏŏg′əl),USA pronunciation n. [Jewish Cookery.]
  1. Fooda baked casserole resembling a soufflé or pudding.
  • Yiddish kugl; compare Middle High German kugel(e) ball, sphere (German Kugel); perh. akin to cudgel
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kugel / ˈkuːɡəl/
  1. a young Jewish woman from a wealthy background who is seen as being excessively materialistic
Etymology: 20th Century from Yiddish: pudding
'kugel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cudgel

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