charlotte russe

2 definitions found

charlotte russe - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Charlotte \Char"lotte\, n. [F.]
     A kind of pie or pudding made by lining a dish with slices of
     bread, and filling it with bread soaked in milk, and baked.
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     Charlotte Russe, or Charlotte [`a] la russe [F., lit.,
        Russian charlotte] (Cookery), a dish composed of custard
        or whipped cream, inclosed in sponge cake.
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charlotte russe - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  charlotte russe
      n 1: lady fingers enclosing Bavarian cream