Meanings
nounbaba au rhum (countable and uncountable, plural babas au rhum)
plural babas au rhum
- countableuncountableA yeast cake soaked in a syrup containing rum.
A classic French dessert, baba au rhum is a syrup-soaked, soggy, boozy delight.
2021 April 7, David Tanis, “Baba au Rhum”, in New York Times Cooking, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2021Synonyms: rum baba
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nounA yeast cake soaked in a syrup containing rum.
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Origin
- Frenchbaba au rhum
- Englishbaba au rhum
Unadapted borrowing from French baba au rhum.
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Catalan babà
- babàrum-soaked cake
French baba au rhum
- baba au rhumrum-soaked cake
Italian babà
- babàrum-soaked cake
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