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🌟 Wonderful 🍰 A French dessert
merveilleux

merveilleux

9.9
A French sweet made of crunchy meringue layers and whipped cream, often with chocolate
  • noun
  • /mɛrˈveɪjə/
translation icon : merveilleux
  • For dessert, we ordered a classic merveilleux, featuring layers of meringue and cream.

Examples

  • At the café, I enjoyed a delicious merveilleux topped with chocolate shavings after my meal.

  • The chef prepared a stunning merveilleux for the dinner party that left everyone impressed.

  • That girl talked to Noah and said his English is merveilleux.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • " Merveilleux Nerval

    Academic text (2005)

  • - Ils sont merveilleux.

    Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

  • (5) The Merveilleux in Chrétien de Troyes' Romances (Genève: Librairie Droz, 1976) 67.

    Fiction book (1996)

How Rich

torte
6 5.3
merveilleux
9.9
gateau
1 7.2
biscuit
  • UK
74 1.0

Surface Forms

merveilleux singular
merveilleux plural

Etymology

Merveilleux (the dessert) takes its name from the French merveille meaning 'wonder' and was called this because its light layers of meringue and cream taste 'marvellous'.