[strood-l; Ger. shtrood-l] 
| a pastry, usually consisting of a fruit, cheese, or other mixture, rolled in a paper-thin sheet of dough and baked. |
| stru·del (strōōd'l, shtrōōd'l) n. A pastry made with fruit or cheese rolled up in layers of thin sheets of dough and then baked. [German, from Middle High German, whirlpool.] |
strudel character
Common (spoken) name for the commercial at sign, "@", ASCII 64.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-03-13)