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pavlova

pavlova

1 7.5
A sweet dessert with a crisp base of whipped egg white, cream, and fresh fruit
  • noun
  • /ˈpævloʊvə/
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  • For dessert, we enjoyed a delicious pavlova topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
  • pavlova by Anna

You could use it in a smoothie, on a dessert, nice Pavlova, little ice cream, perfection.

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Examples

  • You could use it in a smoothie, on a dessert, nice Pavlova, little ice cream, perfection.

  • I am just the happiest baker in the world with a pavlova in front of my face.

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  • It's a chocolate Pavlova with berries.

  • - And for you, sir, the jumbo pavlova.

  • I had my pastry chef make sticky toffee pudding pavlova for the bake sale.

  • She baked a beautiful pavlova for the party, and everyone loved its crispy meringue and sweet fruit.

  • The recipe for a traditional pavlova includes a light meringue base, creamy topping, and seasonal fruits.

Synonyms

meringue
vspavlova
22 6.8

A sweet, light topping or dessert made from beaten egg whites and sugar

adds whipped cream and fresh fruit on a crisp sugar shell
vacherin
vspavlova
1 9.8

A dessert of crisp meringue filled with whipped cream and ice cream

uses whipped cream with fresh fruit and is not usually served frozen
merveilleux
vspavlova
9.9

A French sweet made of crunchy meringue layers and whipped cream, often with chocolate

uses a single crisp base topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit

How Light

fruit salad
13 1.0
sorbet
16 2.7
pavlova
1 7.5
sponge cake
7 1.8
cheesecake
68 1.0

Surface Forms

pavlova singular
pavlovas plural

Etymology

The word pavlova is named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, because the dessert's light, 'airy' meringue reminded people of her graceful dancing. It was made in Australia or New Zealand in the 1920s and kept her name, so the name helps you remember the dessert's light, dance-like texture.