# kaiserschmarrn

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An Austrian dessert; a sweetened light shredded pancake filled with cream or fruit sauce, jam, and compote, and powdered with sugar.

## Etymology
From German Kaiserschmarrn (literally “Emperor’s mess”), from Kaiser + Schmarrn, so named from being first prepared for Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph I.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kaiserschmarrn