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rugelach

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈruːɡələx/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rugulah, ruggelach

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pastry

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hebrew: רוגעלך — pastry
  • Polish: rugelach — pastry
  • Yiddish: ראָגאַל (rogal) — pastry