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”)[1] (see French charlotte below); or borrowed from French charlotte.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːlət/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɹlət/
  • Audio (GA)(file)
  • Hyphenation: char‧lotte

Noun

charlotte (plural charlottes)

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

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References
  1. “charlet(te, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 June 2018; see A[bram] Smythe Palmer (1882), “Charlotte”, in Folk-etymology: A Dictionary of Verbal Corruptions or Words Perverted in Form or Meaning, by False Derivation or Mistaken Analogy, London: George Bell and Sons, […], OCLC 23927813, page 59, column 2.

French

Etymology

From Old French char laitée (“meat with milk”):[1] char (“meat”) + laitée (“milk”); or from the female forename Charlotte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.lɔt/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

charlotte f (plural charlottes)

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

References
  1. “charlet(te, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 June 2018; see A[bram] Smythe Palmer (1882), “Charlotte”, in Folk-etymology: A Dictionary of Verbal Corruptions or Words Perverted in Form or Meaning, by False Derivation or Mistaken Analogy, London: George Bell and Sons, […], OCLC 23927813, page 59, column 2.

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