Gugelhupf

See also: gugelhupf

English

Gugelhupf

Etymology

From German Gugelhupf.

Noun

Gugelhupf (countable and uncountable, plural Gugelhupfs)

1. A light, yeasted marble cake, traditionally baked in a circular bundt mould, and popular in parts of Europe.
   • 1962 September 10, Dorothy Crandall, “They Pulled It out of a Hat: Call It Cake, Bread or Gugelhupf”, in The Boston Globe, volume 182, number 72, Boston, Mass., page 15, column 1:

     What’s for after-school snacking at your house? Or to serve with tea or coffee when “the girls” drop by? / How about a slice of Gugelhupf — yeast-risen cake rich in eggs, fruit and deliciousness!

Alternative forms

• gugelhupf, Guglhupf, kugelhof, kugelhopf, kugelhupf

See also

• bundt cake

German

Alternative forms

• Guglhupf

Etymology

From Gugel, a kind of pointed hood, from Latin cucullus. The origin of the second element is debated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuːɡl̩hʊp͡f/

• Audio:

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Noun

Gugelhupf m (strong, genitive Gugelhupfes or Gugelhupfs, plural Gugelhupfe)

1. (Austria, Bavaria) Gugelhupf, a type of cake

Declension

Declension of Gugelhupf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gugelhupf	die	Gugelhupfe
genitive	eines	des	Gugelhupfes, Gugelhupfs	der	Gugelhupfe
dative	einem	dem	Gugelhupf, Gugelhupfe1	den	Gugelhupfen
accusative	einen	den	Gugelhupf	die	Gugelhupfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → English: Gugelhupf
• → French: kouglof (via Alsatian Kugelhopf )
• → Hungarian: kuglóf
• → Romanian: guguluf

Further reading

• “Gugelhupf” in Duden online