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blanches couronnes

English translation: white rings


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French term or phrase:blanches couronnes
English translation:white rings
Entered by: kashew
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10:28 Oct 6, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Desserts
French term or phrase: blanches couronnes
Hi again. CONTEXT:

"Les rousquilles (blanches couronnes de biscuit fondant garni de sucre glace) sont un des desserts les plus mangés en automne."

Does it have a specific translation or can I translate it literally? TIA.
FlyHi
Local time: 02:31
white rings
Explanation:
or as Miranda says; white doughnut-shaped
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kashew
France
Local time: 02:31
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4white rings
kashew
Summary of reference entries provided
ring cake
Isabelle O'Neill

  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
white rings


Explanation:
or as Miranda says; white doughnut-shaped

kashew
France
Local time: 02:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LaraBarnett: rings
11 mins
agree  JaneD
13 mins
agree  Colin Morley
17 mins
agree  Tony M: They're not really donut shaped, as they have a flat bottom
3 hrs
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Reference comments


9 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: ring cake

Reference information:
Dans Wikipedia, ils n'ont pas traduit :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rousquille

Isabelle O'Neill
Ireland
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Note to reference poster
Asker: Hi. My question doesn't refer to "Rousquille", but to "blanches couronnes".


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Miranda Joubioux: They look like doughnuts but, they're definitely made with cake mixture.
2 mins
neutral  B D Finch: They are more like biscuits than cakes and are only about 3" diameter.
2 hrs
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Oct 12, 2011 - Changes made by kashew:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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