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clafoutis
or cla·fou·ti
[ klah-foo-tee ]
noun
, plural cla·fou·tis [klah-foo-, tee].
- a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clafoutis1
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)”; fouter ( def )
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Example Sentences
Cherry Clafoutis by Lora Zarubin This is the classic clafoutis made with cherries.
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Fresh Fig Clafoutis by Marie Simmons A fresh fig tastes more like pure, rich honey than perhaps any other fruit.
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Pear Clafoutis by Tom Fitzmorris Sweet, ripe pears are a brilliant variation on clafoutis.
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Traditionally, French clafoutis is a cake of un-pitted sour cherries baked into a pancake-like batter.
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