éclair
[ ey-klair, ih-klair, ey-klair ]
noun
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
Origin of éclair
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British Dictionary definitions for éclair
éclair
/ (eɪˈklɛə, ɪˈklɛə) /
noun
a finger-shaped cake of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and covered with chocolate
Origin of éclair
1C19: from French, literally: lightning (probably so called because it does not last long), from éclairer, from Latin clārāre to make bright, from clārus bright
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