noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈdoʊbɑʃ/
General-American:/ˈdoʊbæʃ/
General-American:/ˈdoʊbæʒ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A dessert made of alternate layers of cake and pudding, often half chocolate and half lemon, and covered with a fondant shell or poured glaze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: doberge
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of Doberge cake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
The cake and its name are Frenchifications by New Orleans baker Beulah Levy Ledner of the Dobos torte, named for its creator, Hungarian József Dobos.