zefir

plural zefirs

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of zephyr (“confectionery”).

   Angie, Sebastian’s assistant, walked across the room, stopping by every desk to offer a homemade zefir—Russian dessert resembling pink marshmallows.

   2022, Liv Arnold, chapter 8, in Stepping Stone (Invested in You; 2), Adams Basin, N.Y.: The Wild Rose Press, Inc., →ISBN

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   Zefir was my favorite childhood dessert; a sweet treat my mother bought for us on special occasions. Incorporating zefir into this towering cake just makes it that much more special!

   2018, Tatyana Nesteruk, “Chocolate Raspberry Zefir Cake”, in The European Cake Cookbook: Discover a New World of Decadence from the Celebrated Traditions of European Baking, Salem, Mass.: Page Street Publishing Co., Macmillan, →ISBN

   […] Russians love their sweets. It’s the only culture I have observed in which the men, on the whole, indulge in sweets – notably, honey cake, chocolate-cherry cake, mille feuille, lemon sorbet, Markiza Cake, and the ubiquitous Russian version of Pavlova cookies: zefirs.

   2019 August, Tim MacDonald, “Pavlova is good as gold when it comes to the Russian palate”, in Dorie Cox, editor, The Triton: Nautical News for Captains and Crews, volume 16, number 5, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: Triton Publishing Group Inc., page 16, column 4