na|po|le|on

na|po|le|on «nuh POH lee uhn, -POHL yuhn», noun.

1. a pastry with a custard, cream, or jam filling, usually oblong with the filling in layers.

2. a former French gold coin, worth 20 francs, or about $3.86.

3. a) a card game similar to euchre. b) the highest bid in this game, proposing to win all five tricks of a hand.

╂[< French napoléon < Napoleon I, Emperor of France, 1804-1815]