Definition
a type of layered pastry with cream filling; also refers to the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Etymology
Named after Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French military leader and emperor; the pastry name may be corruption of 'napolitain' (Neapolitan)
Kelly Says
It's ironic that Napoleon the pastry might not even be named after Napoleon the emperor - some say it's just a mispronunciation of 'Neapolitan' that stuck!
Translations
ARالعربية
نابليون
nāblyūn
BNবাংলা
নেপোলিয়ন
nēpōliyān
CACatalà
Napoleó
na.po.leˈo
CSČeština
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
DADansk
Napoleon
na.poˈleɔn
DEDeutsch
Napoleon
na.poˈleːɔn
ELΕλληνικά
Ναπολέων
na.poˈleɔn
ESEspañol
Napoleón
na.po.leˈon
FAفارسی
ناپلئون
nāpōleʾōn
FISuomi
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
FRFrançais
Napoléon
napɔleɔ̃
HAHA
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
HEעברית
נפוליאון
nāpōlēyōn
HIहिन्दी
नेपोलियन
nēpōliyān
HUMagyar
Napóleon
ˈnɒpoːleɔn
IDBahasa Indonesia
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
IGIG
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
ITItaliano
Napoleone
na.po.leˈo.ne
KKKK
Наполеон
nɐ.pɐˈlʲeɔn
KMKM
ណាប៉ូឡេអុង
na.pɔ.li.ʔoŋ
MSBahasa Melayu
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
MYမြန်မာ
နပိုလီယွန်
na.pui.lyan
NLNederlands
Napoleon
na.poˈleː.jɔn
NONorsk
Napoleon
na.poˈleɔn
PLPolski
Napoleon
na.poˈlɛɔn
PTPortuguês
Napoleão
na.po.leˈɐ̃w
RORomână
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
RUРусский
Наполеон
nɐ.pɐˈlʲeɔn
SVSvenska
Napoleon
na.poˈleːɔn
SWKiswahili
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
TAதமிழ்
நெப்போலியன்
nēppōliyān
TEతెలుగు
నెపోలియన్
nēpōliyān
THไทย
นโปเลียน
naː.pʰoː.lian
TLTL
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
TRTürkçe
Napolyon
na.po.lyon
UKУкраїнська
Наполеон
nɐ.pɐˈlʲeɔn
VITiếng Việt
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
YOYO
Napoleon
na.po.le.on
ZUZU
uNapoleon
uˈnaːpoːleɔn