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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A crumblike topping for coffee cakes and rich breads, consisting of flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and sometimes chopped nutmeats.

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  • noun A crumbly topping for cakes and quick breads. It is made of sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, and often chopped nuts.

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  • noun a crumbly topping for a pastry
  • noun pastry with a topping of streusel

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German, streusel, from Middle High German ströusel, something strewn, from ströuwen, to sprinkle, from Old High German strowwen; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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From German Streusel.

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  • A crumblike topping for coffee cakes and rich breads, consisting of flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and sometimes chopped nutmeats.

    (German, streusel, from Middle High German ströusel, something strewn, from ströuwen, to sprinkle, from Old High German strowwen)

    Yum!

    June 27, 2007