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German
Etymology
From Middle High German strudel, derived from Old High German stredan (“to burn, glow, hiss, whiz”), from Proto-Germanic *streþaną (“to burn, seethe, whirl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to stream, flow, run”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁuːdl̩/, /ˈʃtʁuːdəl/
Noun
Strudel m (strong, genitive Strudels, plural Strudel)
- swirl, maelstrom, vortex
2010, Der Spiegel, number 47/2010, page 124:Karatschi, das pulsierende Herz Pakistans, versinkt in einem Strudel von Gewalt.- Karachi, the pulsating heart of Pakistan, is descending into a maelstrom of violence.
- whirlpool
- strudel (a pastry made from multiple, thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit etc.)
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Further reading
- “Strudel” in Duden online
- “Strudel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache