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kuchen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkukən/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kuchen. Doublet of quiche.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several types of cake, typically eaten with coffee.
   • Peanuts can be substituted for other nuts in the multitude of German kuchens, tortes and such goodies. 1970, The Culinarian: Official Publication of the Chefs Association of the Pacific Coast, volume 15, page 24:
   • French pastry and bread, Vienna rolls and German kuchens will also be included in the list of articles placed on sale. 1915, National Baker, volume 20, page 72:
   • “Shall we go down and have coffee and Kuchen?” he asked. 1920 November 9, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Women in Love, New York, N.Y.: Privately printed [by Thomas Seltzer] for subscribers only, →OCLC:
   • We always make up two crusts at a time, lining two pans with the kuchen dough and keeping one in the icebox until ready to bake. 2010 [1949], Marion Flexner, Out Of Kentucky Kitchens, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 226:
   • It is baguettes, bagels, braided challahs, big black Russian pumpernickels, light and fluffy German kuchens and Syrian pitas large or small. 1989, Martin M. Pegler, editor, Successful Food Merchandising and Display, Retail Reporting Corporation, →ISBN, page 7, column 1:

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