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Struwe
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German
Alternative forms
de Struwen m
Etymology
From de nds Struwe, from de gml strûve flat pastry, from the adjective de gem-pro *strūbaz stiff, shaggy. Doublet of southern de Straube kind of fritter, doughnut 1. Further cognate with nl struif pancake, omelette.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtʁuːvə/
Noun
f ^chen
de cooking a northwestern German, especially Westphalian, kind of yeast-based pancake, comparable to a crumpet, traditionally eaten on Fridays, now especially on Good Friday
de An Karfreitag macht meine Oma immer Biersuppe mit Struwen. On Good Friday, my Grandma always makes beer soup with yeast pancakes.
Declension
f
Related terms
de sträuben, de strubbelig, de struppig