English Explanatory Dictionary

croquembouche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A French dessert made by piling profiteroles and other crunchy sweets in a tall shape, then pouring caramel over them to hold them in place.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɹɒkɒmˈbuːʃ/ /ˌkɹɑkəmˈbuʃ/

Word forms

croquembouche croquembouches

Etymology

Borrowed from French croquembouche (literally “crunch-in-mouth”).

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