Etymology

plombir

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Today it means: A type of ice cream made with vanilla, cream, eggs, and sugar. Full definition →

Russian пломби́р ← French plombières
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The story

  1. French · derived fromplombières“ice cream made with almond extract, kirsch, and candied fruit”
  2. Russian · borrowed fromпломби́р
  3. English todayplombir

From Russian пломби́р (plombír), from French plombières (“ice cream made with almond extract, kirsch, and candied fruit”), possibly after the commune of Plombières-les-Bains.

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