English Explanatory Dictionary

Nesselrode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. Designating a type of cream, pie, or pudding, constituting an iced dessert made of chestnuts and cream, and typically flavoured with rum.
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  1. Alternative letter-case form of Nesselrode.

Word forms

Nesselrode

Etymology

After Nesselrode pudding, which was adapted into variations such as Nesselrode pie or Nesselrode chiffon pie in 1950s United States, itself named after the Russian diplomat Karl Nesselrode (1780–1862), for whom the dish was said to have been invented by a French chef.

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