Profiterole

//pɹəˈfɪtəɹoʊl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling.

    "Dover sole, and Oeufs Mornay Profiteroles and Peach Flambe The waiters dance on fingertips The nights we dine at Hotel Ritz"

  2. 2
    a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate wordnet

Example

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"Dover sole, and Oeufs Mornay Profiteroles and Peach Flambe The waiters dance on fingertips The nights we dine at Hotel Ritz"

Etymology

Borrowed from French profiterole.

Related phrases

choux pastry

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