charlotte russe

char·lotte russe

noun \ˈshär-lət-ˈrüs\

Definition of CHARLOTTE RUSSE

: a charlotte made with sponge cake or ladyfingers and a whipped-cream or custard-gelatin filling

Origin of CHARLOTTE RUSSE

French, literally, Russian charlotte

First Known Use: 1839

Rhymes with CHARLOTTE RUSSE

Belarus, Betelgeuse, calaboose, cook one's goose, fast and loose, introduce, mass-produce, Mother Goose, Odysseus, Prometheus, reproduce, self-abuse, Syracuse, Typhoeus, widow's cruse