kaiser
noun/ˈkaɪzə(r)/
/ˈkaɪzər/
(from German)- Kaiser(in the past) a ruler of Germany, Austria or the Holy Roman Empire
- Kaiser Wilhelm
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- (also kaiser roll)(North American English) a round bread roll that is hard on the outside and soft insideTopics Foodc2
Word OriginMiddle English cayser, from Old Norse keisari, based on Latin Caesar, family name of the Roman statesman, Julius Caesar, and later reinforced by Middle Dutch keiser. The modern English form (early 19th cent.) derives from German Kaiser.
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