: a baked pudding (as of potatoes or noodles) usually served as a side dish
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The eight-day holiday that begins this week on April 1 often is marked with a seder on the first and second nights and may include such staples as brisket, matzoh ball soup, haroset and kugel.—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026 Traditional spreads include breakfast-like comfort foods such as kugel (noodle pudding), blintzes and baked goods.—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Blanco said his favorite Jewish recipe, however, is his mom’s kugel.—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025 Here are five Hanukkah recipes, including potato latkes and lemon ricotta kugel, from the Courier Journal's extensive recipe archive.—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kugel
Word History
Etymology
Yiddish kugl, from Middle High German kugel ball — more at cudgel