| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| streusel |
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| SYLLABICATION: | streu·sel |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  str  z l, stroi- |
| NOUN: | A crumblike topping for coffee cakes and rich breads, consisting of flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and sometimes chopped nutmeats. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German, streusel, from Middle High German ströusel, something strewn, from ströuwen, to sprinkle, from Old High German strowwen. See ster-2 in Appendix I.
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