Palmier

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of puff pastry biscuit made in the shape of a palm leaf and rolled in sugar.

    "Glass cases are filled with a pastel field of pink sweet buns, glossy guava-oozing pastries and their vanilla custard cousins, crispy, heart-shaped orejas (elephant ears, or, at French bakeries, palmiers), and conchas (shells)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of palmy: more palmy comparative, form-of

Synonyms

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elephant ear

Example

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"Glass cases are filled with a pastel field of pink sweet buns, glossy guava-oozing pastries and their vanilla custard cousins, crispy, heart-shaped orejas (elephant ears, or, at French bakeries, palmiers), and conchas (shells)."

Etymology

Borrowed from French palmier, ellipsis of feuille de palmier (“palm tree leaf”), the original name of this pastry.

Related phrases

puff pastry

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