"croquembouche" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɹɒkɒmˈbuːʃ/ [UK], /ˌkɹɑkəmˈbuʃ/ [US] Forms: croquembouches [plural]
Rhymes: -uːʃ Etymology: Borrowed from French croquembouche (literally “crunch-in-mouth”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|croquembouche|lit=crunch-in-mouth}} French croquembouche (literally “crunch-in-mouth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} croquembouche (plural croquembouches)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: croquembouche Categories (topical): Desserts Translations (French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel): pastís de lioneses [masculine] (Catalan), 泡芙塔 (pàofú tǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), krokaani (Finnish), croquembouche [masculine] (French), Croquembouche [masculine] (German), Krachgebäck [neuter] (German), クロカンブッシュ (kurokanbusshu) (Japanese), クロカンブーシュ (kurokanbūshu) (Japanese), کروکمبوش (krokambuš) (Persian), крокембу́ш (krokembúš) [masculine] (Russian), krokan [common-gender] (Swedish), ครอก็องบุช (krɔɔ-gɔng-bùch) (Thai)

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