schlag

schlag

[shlahg]
noun Viennese Cookery.
whipped cream, used especially as a topping for cake, coffee, etc.

Origin:
< Austrian German Schlag, short for Schlagobers whipped cream, equivalent to German Schlag blow (noun corresponding to schlagen to strike, hit; see slay) + Austrian German Obers (compare German ober upper)

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