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genoise


ge·noise

noun \zhā-ˈnwäz\

Definition of GENOISE

: a sponge cake containing butter and leavened by stiffly beaten eggs

Variants of GENOISE

ge·noise or gé·noise \zhā-ˈnwäz\

Origin of GENOISE

French génoise, from feminine of génois of Genoa, Italy
First Known Use: 1892

Rhymes with GENOISE

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