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poire belle Hélène

French, noun/pwaʁ bɛ.l‿e.lɛn/

poire belle Hélène is a French feminine noun meaning “a dessert made from pears poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and crystallized violets (or, in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does poire belle Hélène mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininea dessert made from pears poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and crystallized violets (or, in simpler variations, sliced almonds)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce poire belle Hélène?

  • /pwaʁ bɛ.l‿e.lɛn/
  • /pwaʁ be.l‿e.lɛn/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.