1
: a small sweet cake in the form of a twisted strip fried in deep fat
2
Northern US and Midland US
: an unraised doughnut
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Among the new work on display is a 4-foot wide French cruller donut and a 7-foot tall Pop-Tart.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
Out of nowhere, Daily Provisions, the local chain of cafes best known for crullers and bacon-egg-and-cheese sandwiches, added a patty melt to its limited menu early last year.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
But the real prize of this ad campaign is our newfound insight into Martha’s very specific coffee order which is, wait for it, a coffee with one cream (no sugar) and a single bite of a cruller.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
Billed as phở pâté, the first course is seasoned like the Vietnamese noodle soup with five-spice powder and cilantro and scooped up with crullers.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
Out of nowhere, Daily Provisions, the local chain of cafes best known for crullers and bacon-egg-and-cheese sandwiches, added a patty melt to its limited menu early last year.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
But the real prize of this ad campaign is our newfound insight into Martha’s very specific coffee order which is, wait for it, a coffee with one cream (no sugar) and a single bite of a cruller.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
Billed as phở pâté, the first course is seasoned like the Vietnamese noodle soup with five-spice powder and cilantro and scooped up with crullers.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
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cruller
noun
crul·ler
ˈkrəl-ər 
: a small twisted oblong cake made like a doughnut
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