Well attestedFrom the people of the place
Berliner
noun · first attested 20th century
The doughnut is simply a Berliner.
A filled doughnut without a hole.
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- Relationship
- From the people of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Berlin
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Berliner
German named the pastry for the city, though Berliners themselves call it something else. English borrowed the outsider's name.
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