charlotte

Noun
US[shahr-luht]/ˈʃɑrlət/2 syllables
Synonyms: Queen City

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North CarolinaSynonyms: Queen CityInstance of city, metropolisPart of North Carolina, Old North State
  2. a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custardType of dessert, sweetKinds charlotte russe
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Char′lotte noun

Origin: F.

A kind of pie or pudding made by lining a dish with slices of bread, and filling it with bread soaked in milk, and baked.

Charlotte Russe (…), or Charlotte à la russe Cooking, a dish composed of custard or whipped cream, inclosed in sponge cake.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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