"ganache" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈnæʃ/, /ɡəˈnɑːʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ganache.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ganaches [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃ, -ɑːʃ Etymology: Borrowed from French ganache, from Italian ganascia (“jaw”), ultimately from Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos) (see gnatho-). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|ganache}} French ganache, {{der|en|it|ganascia|t=jaw}} Italian ganascia (“jaw”), {{der|en|grc|γνάθος}} Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos), {{m|en|gnatho-}} gnatho- Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ganache (countable and uncountable, plural ganaches)
  1. A rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chocolate, Clothing
    Sense id: en-ganache-en-noun-j8RSVWTx Disambiguation of Chocolate: 74 26 Disambiguation of Clothing: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
  2. (historical) A kind of surcoat with short cap sleeves. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Synonyms: garnache Translations (Translations): 伽納徹 (Chinese Mandarin), 伽纳彻 (gānàchè) (Chinese Mandarin), ganaĉo (Esperanto), ganache (Finnish), ganache [feminine] (French), Ganache [feminine] (German), Pariser Creme [feminine] (German), Ganachecreme (German), párizsi krém (Hungarian), ganázskrém (Hungarian), ganázs (Hungarian), crema ganache [feminine] (Italian), ガナッシュ (ganasshu) (Japanese), 가나슈 (ganasyu) (Korean), ganache [feminine] (Portuguese), гана́ш (ganáš) [masculine] (Russian), ganaj (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ganache-en-noun-DmYM2Pg2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 42 58

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