croquembouche

[ kroh-kuhm-boosh; French kraw-kahn-boosh ]

noun

, French Cooking.

, plural cro·quem·bouches [kroh-k, uh, m-, boo, -shiz, k, r, aw-kah, n, -, boosh].

1. a pyramid of bite-size cream puffs coated and held in place with caramelized sugar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of croquembouche¹

< French, assimilated form of croque en bouche (it) crunches in (the) mouth

Example Sentences

Beneath the croquembouche and rock candy tiaras, these are real women.

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