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profiterole

/pɹəˈfɪtəɹoʊl/

profiterole noun: a small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling.

profiterole: a small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling
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Noun

profiterole (plural profiteroles)

  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 Ritz1973, “Grand Hotel”, in Grand Hotel, performed by Procol Harum

Forms of profiterole

pluralprofiteroles

Origin of profiterole

Borrowed from French profiterole.

Questions about profiterole

What does profiterole mean?
Profiterole means a small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling.
What part of speech is profiterole?
Profiterole is a noun.
How do you pronounce profiterole?
Profiterole is pronounced /pɹəˈfɪtəɹoʊl/.
What is the plural of profiterole?
The plural of profiterole is profiteroles.

Words near profiterole in the dictionary

  1. profiteered
  2. profiteering
  3. profiteerings
  4. profiteers
  5. profiter
  6. profiterole
  7. profiteroles
  8. profiters
  9. profitest
  10. profiteth
  11. profiting

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