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puftaloons

puftaloons is the plural of puftaloon.

Meaning of puftaloon

Noun

puftaloon (plural puftaloons)

  1. (Australia) A fried scone-like fritter originally from Australia.
    • It seems that puftaloons are particular to Australia, where, traditionally, they are eaten hot with golden syrup or treacle. Puftaloons are a type of scone dough fried in plenty of hot dripping or a light vegetable oil.1983, Margaret Fulton, Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery: The Complete Kitchen Companion from A to Z, published 2009, page 484

Questions about puftaloons

What is puftaloons the plural of?
Puftaloons is the plural of puftaloon.

Words near puftaloons in the dictionary

  1. puffy
  2. puffy sticks
  3. PUFs
  4. puft
  5. puftaloon
  6. puftaloons
  7. pug
  8. pug and pine
  9. pug dog
  10. pug dogs
  11. pug mill

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