fondant

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies. uncountable,usually
    — To produce most types of fondant, you cook sugar, corn syrup, and water and beat the cooled mixture into a creamy paste. You may find a fondant recipe that includes other ingredients, but the three primary ingredients are the ones listed here.
  2. A candy or cake filled with such a preparation. countable
    — "Don't!" said Mrs. Mallowe, feebly. "You make my head ache. I'm miserable to-day. Stay me with fondants, comfort me with chocolates[.]"
  3. A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine. countable,uncountable
    — Stan made a heroic attempt at a tiered cinnamon cake with a rolled fondant icing that came out gray and tore when he draped it over the cake.
  4. Fondue. uncountable,usually
    — fondant chocolate
  5. The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion. uncountable,usually
  6. Facial makeup (cosmetics), when used excessively. countable,slang,uncountable

词形变化

fondants plural

词汇关系

衍生词
chocolate fondant fondant icing fondant potato pommes fondant
相关词
fondue

词源

19th century. Unadapted borrowing from French fondant (“melting”), from fondre (“to melt”), from Latin fundere (“to melt”).
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