"Eton mess" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌiː.tən ˈmɛs/ Forms: Eton messes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Eton mess (countable and uncountable, plural Eton messes)
  1. An English dessert of strawberries with cream and pieces of meringue, traditionally served at the prizegiving picnic of Eton College. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (dessert): but see hovdessert (Swedish), marängsviss (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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