napoleon
napoleon Lexical Profile
napoleon Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A rich rectangular pastry made of thin layers of flaky puff pastry alternating with pastry cream or custard and topped with icing or powdered sugar.
"For dessert, she ordered an espresso and a flaky vanilla napoleon from the French bakery."
A former French gold coin issued during the reign of Napoleon I and bearing his portrait, originally valued at twenty francs.
"The museum's numismatic collection includes several gold napoleons minted in the early nineteenth century."
British A trick-taking card game in which each player receives five cards and bids on the number of tricks they can win, with the highest bidder naming the trump suit.
"They spent the rainy evening playing several rounds of napoleon by the fireplace."
• Rhymes for napoleon
Word Origin & Etymology
Named after Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), Emperor of the French. The pastry sense may alternatively be an alteration of French 'napolitain' (Neapolitan), referring to culinary styles associated with Naples.