profiterole
[ pruh-fit-uh-rohl ]
/ prəˈfɪt əˌroʊl /
noun
a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- profit-taking,
- profitability,
- profitable,
- profiteer,
- profiteering,
- profitless,
- profligacy,
- profligate,
- profluent,
- proformiphen
Origin of profiterole
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profiterole
/ (ˌprɒfɪtəˈrəʊl, ˈprɒfɪtəˌrəʊl, prəˈfɪtəˌrəʊl) /
noun
a small case of choux pastry with a sweet or savoury filling
Word Origin for profiterole
C16: from French, literally: a small profit, (related to the gifts, etc, given to a servant), from profiter to profit
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