joulutorttu

Finnish

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Definitions
  • A star-shaped "danish" made with puff pastry and filled with prune or damson plum jam. Traditionally eaten at Christmas.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish joulu (Christmas, Yule) + Finnish torttu (tart, cake).

Origin

Finnish

torttu

Gloss

tart, cake

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