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

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

One of the easiest cherry desserts to make is clafoutis.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

This is the year that we've talked about getting married; when we do, I can honestly say that it will be because of, at least in small part, his clafoutis.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2023

If you unwittingly swallow a whole cherry pit because your French friend insists it's not really clafoutis if you're not spitting out seeds at the dinner table, don't lose sleep over it.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022

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