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bûche de Noël definition

bûche de Noël (büs̸h də nō̂ el′)

a French Christmas cake made from a thin layer of spongecake that is rolled up and frosted so as to resemble a decorative Yule log

Etymology: Fr, lit., log of Christmas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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