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Strudel.

swirl, maelstrom, vortex

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃtʁuːdl̩//ˈʃtʁuːdəl/
  1. swirl, maelstrom, vortex

    masculine · strong
  2. whirlpool

    masculine · strong
  3. strudel (a pastry made from multiple, thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit etc.)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From strudeln, from Middle High German strëden, from Old High German strëdan (“to burn, glow, hiss, whiz”), from Proto-Germanic *streþaną (“to burn, seethe, whirl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to stream, flow, run”).

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