kolacky

[ kuh-lah-chee, -lahch-kee ]

noun

, plural ko·lac·ky.

1. a sweet bun filled with jam or pulped fruit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kolacky¹

1915–20; < Czech koláče, plural of koláč (derivative of kolo wheel, circle; kolo ) or koláčky, plural of koláček, diminutive of koláč

Example Sentences

Even more simply, and predating baking powder, a basic three-ingredient dough was layered with cinnamon sugar, nuts or jam and used in closely related cookies such as rugelach, kolacky and geese feet, old-fashioned precursors to coffee shop glazed butterhorns.

From Seattle Times

Christmas would not be Christmas without kolacky, oatmeal thins, blond brownies, shortbread logs and molasses cookies.

From Seattle Times

In late July came the annual Kolacky Days festival, which celebrates their town’s Czech heritage and its famous fruit-stuffed pastry.

From Washington Post

Marty put on a tux for Friday night’s Kolacky Days pageant — where a queen is chosen and gets a shiny tiara — because this year they honored local farmers.

From Washington Post