rugelach

noun

Etymology: From Yiddish ראָגאַל (rogal) with plural suffix ־לעך (-lekh), from Polish rogal (“crescent roll”).

1. A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.

   “Then he ambles to his dressing room, where rugelach and carrot sticks sit on a coffee table for a postshow nosh.”

   “Rugelach is thought to have the same origin—this staple of Ashkenazi Jewish baking spread across the world and became popular, especially in the US, but not quite to the extent of its French half-brother.”