clafoutis

American  

[klah-foo-tee] / ˌklɑ fuˈti /

Or clafouti

noun

• clafoutis
  plural

1. a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• clafoutis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of clafoutis

First recorded in 1925-30; from French dialect (central) clafoutis, clafouti ; further origin uncertain; perhaps a blend of dialectal clafir, claufir “to cover, fill, scatter, strew or decorate with ornaments,” from Old French “to nail, fix with nails,” from Latin clāvō figere “to fasten with a nail” (equivalent to clāvō, ablative singular of clāvus + figere ) and foutis, noun use of foutis, simple past of foutre “to have intercourse (with)”; see fouter ( def. )

Example Sentences

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clafoutis

I set out to find the clafoutis that could do fall justice, and as usual, the details mattered.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025

Since then, it’s been clafoutis summers in our house every year.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025

As the clafoutis bakes, the batter sets, resulting in a marriage of indulgent creaminess with bursts of fruity sweetness.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

It’s redolent of clafoutis, strawberry jam, baking spices and mint, and worthy of filet mignon or a rack of lamb.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021

Some traditional recipes for clafoutis instruct you not to pit the cherries — which sounds like a dental emergency waiting to happen — as the pit is said to impart an almond flavor to desserts.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021