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cherries jubilee

cherries jubilee noun: a dessert of cherries and liqueur (typically Kirschwasser), flambéed and typically served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream.

cherries jubilee: a dessert of cherries and liqueur (typically Kirschwasser), flambéed and typically served as a...
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Noun

cherries jubilee (uncountable)

  1. A dessert of cherries and liqueur (typically Kirschwasser), flambéed and typically served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream.

Origin of cherries jubilee

The recipe is generally credited to Auguste Escoffier, who prepared the dish for one of Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebrations, widely thought to be the Golden Jubilee in 1897.

Questions about cherries jubilee

What does cherries jubilee mean?
Cherries jubilee means a dessert of cherries and liqueur (typically Kirschwasser), flambéed and typically served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream.
What part of speech is cherries jubilee?
Cherries jubilee is a noun.

Words near cherries jubilee in the dictionary

  1. cherrie
  2. cherried
  3. cherrier
  4. cherries
  5. cherries and berries
  6. cherries jubilee
  7. cherries on top
  8. cherriest
  9. Cherrington
  10. Cherringtons
  11. cherry

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