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Definition of charlotte russe in English: charlotte russenounˈruːsˌSHärlət ˈro͞os A pudding consisting of custard enclosed in sponge cake or a casing of sponge fingers. Example sentencesExamples - Mama is having a tea party, and Electra is sent to Mrs. Zimmerman's bakery to buy six charlotte russes.
- A charlotte russe is an extraordinary dessert - a circle of little cakes, called ladyfingers, topped with clouds of whipped cream.
- Along with the egg creams and charlotte russes are the requisite luncheonettes and kitchenettes.
Origin French, literally 'Russian charlotte'. Rhymes abstruse, abuse, adduce, Ballets Russes, Belarus, Bruce, burnous, caboose, conduce, deduce, deuce, diffuse, douce, educe, excuse, goose, induce, introduce, juice, Larousse, loose, luce, misuse, moose, mousse, noose, obtuse, Palouse, produce, profuse, puce, recluse, reduce, Rousse, seduce, sluice, Sousse, spruce, traduce, truce, use, vamoose, Zeus Definition of charlotte russe in US English: charlotte russenounˌSHärlət ˈro͞os A dessert consisting of custard enclosed in sponge cake or a casing of ladyfingers. Example sentencesExamples - Along with the egg creams and charlotte russes are the requisite luncheonettes and kitchenettes.
- A charlotte russe is an extraordinary dessert - a circle of little cakes, called ladyfingers, topped with clouds of whipped cream.
- Mama is having a tea party, and Electra is sent to Mrs. Zimmerman's bakery to buy six charlotte russes.
Origin French, literally ‘Russian charlotte’. |