Springerle Definition
shprĭngər-lə
noun
Hard, anise-flavored cookies of German origin that are embossed with a design prior to baking, traditionally eaten at Christmas.
American Heritage
Anise-flavored cookies, orig. of Germany.
A plate of springerle cookies.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Springerle
Noun
Singular:
springerle
Plural:
springerlesOrigin of Springerle
German Springerle from German dialectal (southern Germany, Austria, and Alsace) from diminutive of Springer jumper, jumping horse, knight (from the figures of knights and leaping horses often embossed on the cookies) (or from the traditional use of ammonium carbonate to leaven the dough so that the designs spring up) from springen to jump Old English springan to spring
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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