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nesselrode

nesselrode is the alternative letter-case form of Nesselrode.

Proper noun capitalized: Nesselrode

Nesselrode

  1. (attributive) Designating a type of cream, pie, or pudding, constituting an iced dessert made of chestnuts and cream, and typically flavoured with rum.

Forms of nesselrode

alternative formnesselrode

Origin of nesselrode

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.

Phrases with nesselrode

Questions about nesselrode

What does nesselrode mean?
Nesselrode means designating a type of cream, pie, or pudding, constituting an iced dessert made of chestnuts and cream, and typically flavoured with rum.
What is nesselrode the alternative letter-case form of?
Nesselrode is the alternative letter-case form of Nesselrode.
What part of speech is nesselrode?
Nesselrode is a proper noun.

Words near nesselrode in the dictionary

  1. Nessan
  2. nessary
  3. nessberries
  4. nessberry
  5. Nesscliffe
  6. nesselrode
  7. nesselrode pudding
  8. nesselrode puddings
  9. Nessen
  10. Nesser
  11. Nessers

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