| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Nesselrode |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Nes·sel·rode |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n s  l-r d |
| NOUN: | A mixture of chopped and boiled chestnuts, maraschino cherries, candied fruits, and liqueur or rum, used as a sauce or in puddings, ice cream, or pies. | | ETYMOLOGY: | After Count Karl Robert von Nesselrode (1780–1862), Russian politician.
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