floating island

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EnglishEdit

A floating island served at a restaurant in Singapore

EtymologyEdit

Calque of French île flottante.

NounEdit

floating island (plural floating islands)

1. A French cold dessert consisting of an "island" of meringue, made of egg whites and sugar, floating in a "sea" of custard.

TranslationsEdit

a dessert

• French: île flottante (fr)
• German: Schnee-Eier n pl

• Luxembourgish: Eeërcrème mat Schnéi (lb) f

Further readingEdit

• Floating island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia