beaver tail

Canadian flat pastry

A beaver tail is the broad, flat, paddle-shaped tail of a beaver, used for swimming and slapping water as a warning signal.

The shape lends its name to various objects: a type of fried dough pastry common in Canada, a wide snowshoe design, or paddle-shaped tools and accessories.

We grabbed beaver tails at the Ottawa festival.

pastry

fried

Cooked in hot fat

  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
  • CanadianNorth American northerner
  • OttawaCanada's seat of government

cinnamon · sugar · maple · chocolate · Nutella · banana · lemon · apple · powdered · toppings

appendage

paddle

Flat-bladed water tool

  • flatLacking vertical variation
  • slapOpen-handed blow
  • swimmingLocomotion through water

rudder · scaly · muscular · grooming · waterproof · streamlined · webbed · dam · lodge · castor

Categories
Opposites
culinary origin and style

beaver tailchurro

Ridged fried pastry

funnel cake · croissant · beignet · doughnut · savory crepe

tail morphology

beaver tailbushy tail

Dense-furred rear appendage

prehensile tail · rat tail · squirrel tail · fox tail · monkey tail

food type/healthfulness

beaver tailcarrot sticks

Sliced raw carrots

salad · health food · whole foods · rice cake · kale chips

Family

beaver, tail, beavers, tails, tailed, tailing, tailless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G