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vol au vent

vol au vent is the alternative form of vol-au-vent.

Meaning of vol-au-vent

Noun

vol-au-vent (plural vol-au-vent or vol-au-vents or vols-au-vent)

  1. A small circular piece of puff pastry with a hole for various fillings, such as mushrooms, prawns, fruit, cheese, etc.
    • Ray Carling: Some nicely chilled Blue Nun and some vol-au-vents? This is Manc the Knife, is it?...
      Chris Skelton: What's a vol-au-vent?...
      Ray: It's a puff pastry shell filled with a savory meat mixture...
      Chris: You mean a pie, then?2007 March 13, Ashley Pharoah, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 4

Forms of vol au vent

pluralvol au vents

Questions about vol au vent

What is vol au vent the alternative form of?
Vol au vent is the alternative form of vol-au-vent.

Words near vol au vent in the dictionary

  1. vokills
  2. Vokkaliga
  3. Vokkaligar
  4. Vokzalna
  5. vol
  6. vol au vent
  7. vol%
  8. vol-au-vent
  9. vol-au-vents
  10. vol.
  11. vola

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