mousse

[moos]

noun

1. Cooking.

   1. a sweetened and flavored dessert with a base of whipped cream, beaten egg whites, or both.

      chocolate mousse.

   2. an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish, usually chilled in a mold.

      salmon mousse.

2. a foamy preparation used on the hair to help hold it in place, applied usually to damp hair before grooming or styling and worked in until absorbed.

mousse

/ muːs /

noun

1. a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc, set with gelatine

2. a similar dish made from fish or meat

3. the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine

4. short for styling mousse

Word History and Origins

Origin of mousse¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from French: literally, “moss, froth”; partly from Latin (aqua) mulsa “hydromel” (feminine singular of adjective mulsus “mixed with honey, sweet”); partly from Germanic; moss

Word History and Origins

Origin of mousse¹

C19: from French: froth

Example Sentences

When asked how he feels to be immortalized as a sculpted sponge cake with coconut lime mousse, he doesn’t flinch.

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"I am literally going to apply this fake tan all over my bikini top," Jemma Violet says, as she smears chocolate brown mousse over her chest, neck and halter-neck bikini.

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Crunchy and smooth shrimp croquettes, bright and flaky Basque ham and asparagus tarts, briny confit tuna and conserved-tomato toast, crisp then juicy, and pistachio white chocolate mousse.

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There’s Cereal Milk Cake, filled with cereal milk cheesecake mousse and frosted in a cereal milk frosting.

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Whip in a little extra air with an immersion blender or fold in crème fraîche for something closer to a mousse.

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