rugelach

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rugelach

  • /ˈruːɡələx/

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From Yiddish ראָגאַל (rogal) with plural suffix ־לעך (-lekh), from Polish rogal (“crescent roll”).

noun rugelachs · rugelach · rugulach · rugalach · ruggalach · ruggelach

  1. countable, uncountable A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc. Then he ambles to his dressing room, where rugelach and carrot sticks sit on a coffee table for a postshow nosh.

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noun pastry

עבריתרוגעלך

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"rugelach." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rugelach. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{rugelach_2026,
  title = {rugelach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rugelach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}