vacherin en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from French vacherin, from Franco-Provençal [Term?]. The dessert was likely named for its resemblance to the round shape of vacherin cheese wheels.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A soft cow's-milk cheese from France and Switzerland.
After all, the lure of endless, sensual evil is as nothing compared to a good, spoonable Vacherin.
2007 March 26, Caitlin Moran, The Times:
- (countable, dated) A cake-shaped dessert made of an almond paste shell filled with (non-frozen) double cream and topped with whipped cream.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of vacherin glacé.
alt of vacherin glacé
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vacherins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
fr vacherin (type of cheese) · ja ヴァシュラン (type of cheese) · pl vacherin (type of cheese) · fr vacherin (dessert made of an almond paste shell filled with (non-frozen) double cream)