nesselrode
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Designating a type of cream, pie, or pudding, constituting an iced dessert made of chestnuts and cream, and typically flavoured with rum.
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Alternative letter-case form of Nesselrode.
Example Sentences
- "Another delicious new dessert, this one of Manhattan origin, is the strawberry nesselrode pie that Ichtman's Bakeries is preparing for the opening of its new shop at 2189 Broadway, between Seventy- seventh and Seventy-eighth Streets."
- "Desserts such as nesselrode pie, incredibly sweet and sticky rice pudding and gummy cheesecake are beneath serious criticism."
- "Good, too, were the unusual nesselrode ice cream cake, banana shortcake and delightfully tart strawberry-rhubarb pie."
Etymology
After Nesselrode pudding, which was adapted into variations such as Nesselrode pie or Nesselrode chiffon pie in 1950s United States, itself named after the Russian diplomat Karl Nesselrode (1780–1862), for whom the dish was said to have been invented by a French chef.