savarin

noun sav·a·rin \ˈsa-və-rən\

Definition of SAVARIN

: a rich yeast cake baked in a ring mold and soaked in a rum or kirsch syrup

French, from Anthelme Brillat-Savarin †1826 French politician, writer, and gourmet

First Known Use: 1877

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