krembo

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krembo

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From Hebrew קְרֶמְבּוֹ (krembo), from קְרֵם (k'rem, “cream”) + בּוֹ (bo, “in it”). The name was coined by the first manufacturer, the Whitman Company.

noun krembos

  1. A chocolate teacake popular in Israel. My choice to substitute an Israeli sweet for a British sweet was regarded by some with derision. At the same time others, familiar with both Israeli and British cultures, have applauded this same choice, agreeing with me that sherbet lemons and krembos have similar cultural significance: sweets hold

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noun chocolate teacake popular in Israel

Русскийкре́мбо krémbo
עבריתקְרֶמְבּוֹ krembo

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@misc{krembo_2026,
  title = {krembo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krembo},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}