croquembouche

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UK/ˌkɹɒkɒmˈbuːʃ/US/ˌkɹɑkəmˈbuʃ/

noun

A French dessert made by piling profiteroles and other crunchy sweets in a tall shape, then pouring caramel over them to hold them in place.

OriginFrench croquembouche →
Scrabble 33
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Meanings

nouncroquembouche (plural croquembouches)

plural croquembouches

  1. A French dessert made by piling profiteroles and other crunchy sweets in a tall shape, then pouring caramel over them to hold them in place.

Origin

  1. Frenchcroquembouche
  2. Englishcroquembouche

Borrowed from French croquembouche (literally “crunch-in-mouth”).

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Translations

Catalan pastís de lioneses
  • pastís de lionesesFrench dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Chinese Mandarin 泡芙塔
  • 泡芙塔 (pàofú tǎ)French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Finnish krokaani
  • krokaaniFrench dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
French croquembouche
  • croquemboucheFrench dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
German Croquembouche, Krachgebäck
  • CroquemboucheFrench dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
  • KrachgebäckFrench dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Japanese クロカンブッシュ, クロカンブーシュ
  • クロカンブッシュ (kurokanbusshu)French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
  • クロカンブーシュ (kurokanbūshu)French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Persian کروکمبوش
  • کروکمبوش (krokambuš)French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Russian крокембу́ш
  • крокембу́ш (krokembúš)French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Swedish krokan
  • krokanFrench dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Thai ครอก็องบุช
  • ครอก็องบุช (krɔɔ-gɔng-bùch)French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with croquembouche

cartouchewhooshbaba ganoushbabouchebarouchecapuchedebouchedooshfarouchefwooshloucherucheskooshtarboosh
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Cite this entry
APA

croquembouche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croquembouche

MLA

“croquembouche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croquembouche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “croquembouche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croquembouche.

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