profiterole

[ pruh-fit-uh-rohl ]

noun

1. a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.

profiterole

/ prəˈfɪtəˌrəʊl; ˈprɒfɪtəˌrəʊl; ˌprɒfɪtəˈrəʊl /

noun

1. a small case of choux pastry with a sweet or savoury filling

Word History and Origins

Origin of profiterole¹

1505–15; < French, said to be diminutive of profit profit

Word History and Origins

Origin of profiterole¹

C16: from French, literally: a small profit, (related to the gifts, etc, given to a servant), from profiter to profit

Example Sentences

Dessert includes chocolate profiteroles and a truffle goat cheese.

From Washington Blade