英语词汇gooseberry fool的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

gooseberry fool. Probably the most famous dish made from gooseberries is gooseberry fool, a dessert made of the fruit stewed or scalded, crushed, and mixed with milk, cream, or custard. Some say the fool in the dish is a corruption of the French verb fouler, “to crush,” but this derivation seems to be inconsistent with the use of the word. More probably the dish is simply named after other, older fruit trifles, the use of fool in its name in the sense of “foolish or silly” being suggested by “tri- fle.” In any case, gooseberry fool has been an English favorite since at least 1700. So widely known is the dish that a plant is named after it, the English calling the willow herb Epilobrium hirsutum gooseberry fool because its leaves smell like the dessert!

词汇	gooseberry fool
词源	gooseberry fool. Probably the most famous dish made from gooseberries is gooseberry fool, a dessert made of the fruit stewed or scalded, crushed, and mixed with milk, cream, or custard. Some say the fool in the dish is a corruption of the French verb fouler, “to crush,” but this derivation seems to be inconsistent with the use of the word. More probably the dish is simply named after other, older fruit trifles, the use of fool in its name in the sense of “foolish or silly” being suggested by “tri- fle.” In any case, gooseberry fool has been an English favorite since at least 1700. So widely known is the dish that a plant is named after it, the English calling the willow herb Epilobrium hirsutum gooseberry fool because its leaves smell like the dessert!
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