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kaiserschmarrn

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An Austrian dessert; a sweetened light shredded pancake filled with cream or fruit sauce, jam, and compote, and powdered with sugar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From German Kaiserschmarrn (literally “Emperor’s mess”), from Kaiser + Schmarrn, so named from being first prepared for Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph I.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Kaiserschmarrn — sweetened light shredded pancake
  • Hungarian: császármorzsa — sweetened light shredded pancake
  • Polish: kaiserschmarrn — sweetened light shredded pancake
  • Polish: omlet cesarski — sweetened light shredded pancake
  • Portuguese: kaiserschmarrn — sweetened light shredded pancake