Parfait
/ˈpɑːfeɪ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A French parfait (parfait glacé), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur. countable, uncountable
"Brad hesitated, peering at the grid of spun sugar that jutted from his loganberry parfait."
- 2 layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream wordnet
- 3 An American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of fruit, ice cream, pastries, whipped topping, etc. and served in a glass, often a parfait glass. countable, uncountable
"It was a parfait of puréed avocados, whipped cream, sugar and vanilla, which had been molded into a rectangle atop a peanut-butter crust and then bedecked with tiny wild strawberries. […] We were utterly transfixed, and we were quickly out of parfait."
- 4 A smooth pâté, usually made from liver and flavoured with liqueurs. UK, countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from French [in turn transferred from the nickname].
Antonyms
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More examples"For dessert, Tom ordered chocolate parfait with vanilla ice cream."
Etymology
From French parfait (“perfect”). Doublet of perfect, perfecto, and perfectus.