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noun
A Canadian dessert, a torte with layered whipped cream, caramel, and nuts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Invented in 1948 by a Winnipeg mother, Dora Zaslavsky, who started introducing her recipes via a catering business. The name is of unknown origin, though some claim it comes from shmoo (“fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp”).
