Word of the Day (January 09, 2015)

Word of the Day (January 09, 2015)

Kuchen – (n.) any of various coffee cakes made from sweet yeast dough

Example: “People nowadays are fond of eating kuchen.”

Origin: German, “cake,” from Old High German “kuocho.”

First use: 1854

(Reference: Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application. Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)