kuchen

[ koo-khuh n ]
/ ˈku xən /

noun

a yeast-raised coffeecake, often containing fruit.

Origin of kuchen

First recorded in 1850–55, kuchen is from the German word Kuchen cake

Example sentences from the Web for kuchen

  • The woman laid a piece of the fresh Sunday Kuchen into his bundle and held it out toward him.

  • When I was cutting you a piece of Kuchen, you would snatch greedily at the crumbs as they fell.

    Ghetto Comedies |Israel Zangwill
  • Many of these things Frau Knapf herself told me, standing there by the door with the Kuchen heavy on her mind.

  • The whole of the table on her right confessed to one Kuchen with their chocolate.

    Pointed Roofs |Dorothy Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for kuchen

kuchen
/ (ˈkuːxən) /

noun

a breadlike cake containing apple, nuts, and sugar, originating from Germany

Word Origin for kuchen

German: cake