Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

napoleon cake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: napoleon -cake
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A millefeuille pastry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Napoleon cake.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Desserts are ordinary. Commercial bakery fare like chocolate-mousse cake, wedges of Napoleon cake or raspberry torte is certainly acceptable, although unexciting."
"And he grabbed her hand and told her his name and said he didn’t like szarlotka, what he really liked was napoleonka, he was just like John Paul II in that he could eat eighteen pieces of napoleon cake at one sitting."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Napoleon cakes (plural)

Phrases

Napoleon slice

Frequently Paired Words

napoleonka Napoleon slice

Synonyms

napoleon Napoleon pastry

Questions

What does napoleon cake mean?: A millefeuille pastry.

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