profiterole

[pruh-fit-uh-rohl]

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noun

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

Origin of profiterole

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

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Related Words for profiterole

puff, cannoli, chou, croquembouche

British Dictionary definitions for profiterole

profiterole

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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