stollen

[ stoh-luhn; German shtaw-luhn ]

noun

, German Cooking.

1. a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.

stollen

/ ˈstəʊlən; ˈʃtɔlən /

noun

1. a rich sweet bread containing nuts, raisins, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of stollen¹

1925–30; < German Stolle ( n ), literally, post, support; so called from its shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of stollen¹

German, from Stollen wooden post, prop; so called from its shape; see stall ¹

Example Sentences

Aldi consists of a variety of stollen flavors, including butter almond, marzipan and apple, but cherry seems to be the fan-favorite on Reddit.

From Salon

Not to be confused with fruit cake, stollen is a traditional German Christmas bread that consists of nuts, spices, marzipan and dried/candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar.

From Salon

“Another vote for the stollen,” wrote user u/starryvelvetsky.

From Salon

And of course, it goes into her stollen.

From Salon

He said Georgia’s presidential election was “RIGGED AND STOLLEN.”

From Washington Times