croquembouche

UK/ˌkɹɒkɒmˈbuːʃ/US/ˌkɹɑkəmˈbuʃ/

croquembouche noun: 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.

Noun

croquembouche (plural croquembouches)

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.

croquembouche meaning in Persian and Thai

croquembouche in Persian

French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel: کروکمبوش krokambuš

croquembouche in Thai

French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel: ครอก็องบุช krɔɔ-gɔng-bùch

Forms of croquembouche

plural	croquembouches

Origin of croquembouche

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

Words that rhyme with croquembouche

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Questions about croquembouche

What does croquembouche mean?: Croquembouche means 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.
What is croquembouche in Persian?: Croquembouche in Persian is کروکمبوش (krokambuš). See Croquembouche meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is croquembouche?: Croquembouche is a noun.
How do you pronounce croquembouche?: Croquembouche is pronounced /ˌkɹɒkɒmˈbuːʃ/ (UK).
What is the plural of croquembouche?: The plural of croquembouche is croquembouches.

Words near croquembouche in the dictionary

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