baba au rhum

[ bah-buh oh ruhm; French ba-ba oh rawm ]

noun

, plural ba·bas au rhum [bah, -b, uh, z oh , ruhm, b, a, -b, a, zoh , rawm].

1. a baba steeped in rum syrup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baba au rhum¹

1930–35; < French: baba with rum

Example Sentences

Make a dough the same as for baba au rhum, but omit the currants.

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And along about the baba au rhum period I did get my fingers on the tall feathers of an idea.

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He is the pastry-cook at the Netherlands; you should taste his puff-paste and his Baba au Rhum.

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