Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sweet bun made from yeasted dough and usually having a fruit or poppy seed filling.
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- noun Alternative form of
kolache .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Czech koláče, wheel-shaped cake, pl. of koláč, from kolo, wheel; see calash.]
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Examples
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Fresh challah bread, kolacky, paczkis, and babkas could be found daily, starting at 6 a.m.
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Formerly a Polish bakery, Alliance was sold to a French pastry a few years back and is now turning wonderful-looking (and affordable) French pastries in addition to offerings like quiche and, in a nod to the neighborhood, kolacky (not always on the menu).
Chicago Reader 2009
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Hours: Lunch, Dinner: seven days Budget-friendly Czech food -- liver dumpling soup, superb roast duck, kolacky.
Chicago Reader 2009
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The kolacky, incidentally, is a Czech fruit-filled bun.
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