charlotte

See also: Charlotte

English

Etymology

Possibly from Middle English charlet, charlette (“dish made from eggs, meat, milk, etc.”), probably from Old French char laitée (“meat with milk”) (see French charlotte below); or borrowed from French charlotte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːlət/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑɹlət/

• Audio (GA):

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• Hyphenation: char‧lotte

Noun

charlotte (plural charlottes)

1. A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard.

Derived terms

• apple charlotte
• charlotte russe

Translations

dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard

• Esperanto: ĉarlotkuko
• French: charlotte (fr)
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• Japanese: シャルロット (sharurotto)
• Russian: шарлотка (ru) (šarlotka)

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French

Etymology

From Old French char laitée (“meat with milk”): char (“meat”) + laitée (“milk”); or from the female forename Charlotte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.lɔt/

• Audio:

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Noun

charlotte f (plural charlottes)

1. charlotte (dessert)
2. Charlotte hat, Charlotte bonnet, mob cap

Further reading

• “charlotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.