entremets

Definitions of entremets
  1. noun
    a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course
    synonyms: bijgerecht, tussengerecht
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    type of:
    gerecht, schotel
    a particular item of prepared food
  2. noun
    a food rich in sugar
    synonyms: snoep, snoepgoed, suikergoed, suikerwerk, tussengerecht
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    bonbon, kandij, kandijsuiker, praline, snoepje, strooigoed, suikergoed, suikerwerk, zoet, zoetigheid, zoetwaren, zuurtje
    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
    gom, kauwgom
    a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
    klapkauwgom
    a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles
    stroopbal
    a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
    karamel
    firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
    suikerspin
    a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
    dragee
    sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
    dragee
    silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes
    borstplaat, fondant, fondantje
    candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
    kruizemunt, kruizemuntkruid, munterij
    a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
    drop, zoethout
    a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
    lolly, zuignap, zuignapje
    hard candy on a stick
    pastille, tablet, wybertje
    a small aromatic or medicated candy
    marshmallow, spekkie
    spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar
    marsepein
    almond paste and egg whites
    noga
    nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
    rots, steenrots
    hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
    kandij, kandijsuiker
    made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens
    suikerboon
    any of various small sugary candies
    truffel
    creamy chocolate candy
    confiture, reservaat
    fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
    paasei
    an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
    type of:
    delicatesse, delicatessen, heerlijkheden, heerlijkheid, lekkernij, lekkers, traktatie
    something considered choice to eat
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