Kaiser roll en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of German Kaisersemmel, from Kaiser (“emperor”) + Semmel (“roll”), so named in honour of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.
Meanings
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A typically crusty round bread roll supposedly invented in Vienna, made from flour, barm, malt, water, and salt, and whose characteristic feature is a five-spoked propeller- or pinwheel-like star on its obverse.
Did you see it?? It was the biggest bee in the world! It was the size of a Kaiser roll! It must've weighed 70 pounds!
1989 June 26, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaiser roll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Kaiser rolls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
Vienna roll (star-emblazoned round bread roll) · Kaiser
Translations (7)
sh kajzerica (star-emblazoned round bread roll) · pl kajzerka (star-emblazoned round bread roll) · nl pistolet (star-emblazoned round bread roll) · de Kaisersemmel (star-emblazoned round bread roll) · hu császárzsemle (star-emblazoned round bread roll) · nl kaiserbroodje (star-emblazoned round bread roll) · cs kaiserka (star-emblazoned round bread roll)