Phrase guide
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noun
Synonym of berliner (“filled pastry”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, World-War-I, obsolete
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Synonyms: berliner
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An open-faced cream-and-jelly version of the Berliner (“jelly donut”) found in South Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
A World War One rebranding exercise of the berliner/Berliner (“jelly donut”) to avoid its association with Berlin, Germany. Named after British General Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
