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napoleon

  (nə-pō'lē-ən, -pōl'yən) pronunciation
n.
  1. A rectangular piece of pastry made with crisp, flaky layers filled with custard cream.
  2. A 20-franc gold coin formerly used in France. Also called nap.
  3. Games. See nap4 (sense 1).

[After NAPOLEON I.]


 
 

[nuh-POH-lee-uhn] A delectable dessert made with crisp layers of puff pastry spread with crème pâtissière and either glazed with a thin icing or dusted with confectioners' sugar. Napoleons are usually made in small rectangular shapes just large enough for an individual serving.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream


 
Translations: Translations for: Napoleon

Dansk (Danish)
n. - guldmønt

Nederlands (Dutch)
gouden 20-frankstuk, hoge laars, tompoes, napoleon (kaartspel)

Français (French)
n. - Napoléon

Deutsch (German)
n. - Napoleon (Goldstück), Kartenspiel, Cremeschnitte aus Blätterteig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικον.) (νόμισμα) ναπολεόνι

Italiano (Italian)
napoleone d'oro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - massa composta de finas camadas de pasta foliada, napoleão (m) (antiga moeda francesa)

Русский (Russian)
Наполеон, сапог, торт, владыка, монета

Español (Spanish)
n. - napoleón (moneda), juego de naipes, milhojas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - guldmynt, kortspel, bakelse

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
从前的法国金币, 长统靴之一种

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 從前的法國金幣, 長統靴之一種

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 나폴레옹, 프랑스의 20프랑 금화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ナポレオン金貨, ナポレオンブーツ, 男子名, 艨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النابوليون : عمله فرنسيه ذهبيه تساوي 20 فرنكا, نوع من لعب الورق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטבע זהב בן 02 פרנק שהוטבע בימי נפוליון, מגף‬


 
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