Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
rocher coco
English translation:
coconut pyramid [BE] / coconut macaroon [AE]
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Tony M
Oct 27, 2011 19:41
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This is from a document describing all the products that the company produces. I'm not sure what a 'rocher' cake is, or whether it is described differently in English.
This is from a document describing all the products that the company produces. I'm not sure what a 'rocher' cake is, or whether it is described differently in English.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | coconut pyramid |
Tony M
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| 3 | macaroon |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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References
| coconut macaroon |
Marie Martin
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Change log
Nov 10, 2011 06:08: Tony M Created KOG entry
Nov 10, 2011 06:08: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/14723">Tony M's</a> old entry - "rocher coco"" to ""coconut pyramid [BE] cocount macaroon [AE]""
Nov 10, 2011 06:08: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/14723">Tony M's</a> old entry - "rocher coco"" to ""coconut pyramid [BE] coconut macaroon [AE]""
Proposed translations
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8 mins
French term (edited):
rocher coco
Selected
coconut pyramid
They are usually blob-shaped cakes (or sweets, cf. Ferrero Rocher) — the idea of a shapeless blob being basically the same as the EN 'rock cake', though that would convey qite the wrong impression!
However, the nearest equivalent cake I know in EN is a 'coconut pyramid', which is virtually the same thing, but with a more pointy shape!
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Note added at 9 minutes (2011-10-27 19:51:06 GMT)
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Here is a typical one, which is actually surprisingly pyramid-shaped:
http://www.girlz-talk.com/mot/rocher/
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Note added at 22 minutes (2011-10-27 20:03:41 GMT)
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I guess 'rocher' sounds more appetizing than 'blob'!
However, the nearest equivalent cake I know in EN is a 'coconut pyramid', which is virtually the same thing, but with a more pointy shape!
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Note added at 9 minutes (2011-10-27 19:51:06 GMT)
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Here is a typical one, which is actually surprisingly pyramid-shaped:
http://www.girlz-talk.com/mot/rocher/
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Note added at 22 minutes (2011-10-27 20:03:41 GMT)
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I guess 'rocher' sounds more appetizing than 'blob'!
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1 hr
macaroon
http://www.750g.com/recettes_rochers_a_la_noix_de_coco.htm
this is how I know this particular pastry/
this is how I know this particular pastry/
Peer comment(s):
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Marie Martin
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thanks, marie, i thought I was on the right track here
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| disagree |
Tony M
: In British English, at least, a macaroon is a quite different kind of cake
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Reference comments
3 hrs
Marie Martin
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Reference:
coconut macaroon
Everything you want to know about coconut macaroon
In France, the coconut macaroon is known as the "congolais".[4][dubious – discuss] Another name for the coconut macaroon is "le rocher à la noix de coco". The almond flour version is simply called "le macaron" in French. See main article at macaron.
In France, the coconut macaroon is known as the "congolais".[4][dubious – discuss] Another name for the coconut macaroon is "le rocher à la noix de coco". The almond flour version is simply called "le macaron" in French. See main article at macaron.
Reference:
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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thank you!
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Tony M
: I suspect this must be a more US usage, as in GB, the recipes are quite different, and I've personally (in 40 years of caking making and scoffing) never heard them called this in GB.
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Indeed! I have as many years of cooking & baking experience, have made them myself and here we call them macaroons :)
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