stollen

noun

stol·​len ˈshtō-lən 

ˈshtȯ-, 

ˈshtə-, 

ˈstō- 

ˈstȯ-, 

ˈstə-

plural stollen or stollens

: a sweet yeast bread of German origin containing fruit and nuts

Examples of stollen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Add Alsatian specialties including stollen (fruit bread) and kugelhopf (a type of bundt cake) to your order for an authentic experience. — Gabi De La Rosa, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026

The sweet, spicy scent of gingerbread cream-cheese cookies studded with maraschino cherries and my mother’s famous stollen bread hung tantalizingly in the air. — Charles Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2025

The sale features homemade sugar, chocolate chip, praline, shortbread, peanut butter, cinnamon, cutouts and ginger cookies; plus cookie bars, stollen and fruit breads. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Heitzman also offers a variety of other holiday desserts to order, including jam cakes ($7-$75), fruit cakes ($25-$125), 8-inch holiday cakes (starting at $30), fruit stollen ($32), Yule Log ($32) and more. — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

German, literally, post, support, from Old High German stollo — more at stela

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stollen

• cauline
• fallen
• paulin
• pollen
• befallen
• crestfallen
• tarpaulin