charlotte
noun
a dessert of many varieties, served hot or cold and commonly made by lining a mold with cake or bread and filling it with fruit, whipped cream, custard, or gelatin.
charlotte
1 American
[shahr-luht]
/ ˈʃɑr lət /
noun
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charlottes
plural
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a dessert of many varieties, served hot or cold and commonly made by lining a mold with cake or bread and filling it with fruit, whipped cream, custard, or gelatin.
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the mold used in making this dessert.
Charlotte
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American
[shahr-luht]
/ ˈʃɑr lət /
noun
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Grand Duchess Charlotte Aldegonde Elise Marie Wilhelmine, 1896–1985, sovereign of Luxembourg 1919–64.
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a city in S North Carolina.
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a female given name: derived from Charles.
Charlotte
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British
/ ˈʃɑːlət /
noun
charlotte
2
British
/ ˈʃɑːlət /
noun
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a baked dessert served hot or cold, commonly made with fruit and layers or a casing of bread or cake crumbs, sponge cake, etc
apple charlotte
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short for charlotte russe
Charlotte
Cultural
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Named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of England.
Largest city of the state, and the foremost commercial and industrial center of the Piedmont region.
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Etymology
Origin of charlotte
From French, dating back to 1790–1800, special use of woman's name
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From there, the dessert splinters into several different versions: baked ones filled with fruit, like the well-known apple charlotte, and unbaked ones, most commonly known as the cream-filled Charlotte Russe.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2022
Confections include Victoria’s Crown charlotte russe, Earl Grey tea biscuits and puff pastry horns filled with rose pistachio and mocha hazelnut buttercream frosting.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2016
For dessert, Kingman plans to make the apple charlotte requested in one episode by a suitor of Lady Mary Crawley.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2012
The 170 or so guests will be dining on new season lamb, roast potatoes and a vanilla charlotte, with vintage champagne.
From BBC ● May 24, 2011
The street was always busy, and black and white shoppers stopped in the shoe stores or bought charlotte russes to eat as they walked.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Charlotte Geletka, owner at Silver Penny Financial Planning in Atlanta, says “you have to break the consciousness with ‘Oh wait—I don’t need this.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In an essay for the Journal, author Charlotte Alter argues that Michigan’s Senate primary is more than just another fight between moderates and progressives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
"The family asked us to help via Facebook," said volunteer Charlotte Darribat, as she fed the reptile near upturned sunchairs and strewn clothes in the town of Lege-Cap-Ferret.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I just needed Charlotte Church to call the bingo and I've gone full score Welsh."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
There, at a charming table for two, with her only companion being the thin plume of steam that rose lazily from the teapot before her, sat Miss Charlotte Mortimer.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
As “Joy of Cooking” has evolved since the first edition in 1931, written by Irma S. Rombauer, so have its recipes for gelatin molds and related aspics, whips, snows, puddings and charlottes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2019
Used on extra occasions for ornamenting charlottes, cakes, creams, etc.
From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Greenbaum, Florence Kreisler
Ham, tongue, and beef sandwiches.Four quarts of blancmange, differently flavoured and decorated.Four quarts of jelly, differently flavoured and moulded.Two charlottes Russe.One large trifle.Two tipsy cakes.Three dishes of Genoise pastry in various forms.Two lemon sponges.Fruit.
From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary
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