profiterole

[ pruh-fit-uh-rohl ]
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noun
  1. a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.

Origin of profiterole

1
1505–15; <French, said to be diminutive of profitprofit

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profiterole

/ (ˌprɒfɪtəˈrəʊl, ˈprɒfɪtəˌrəʊl, prəˈfɪtəˌrəʊl) /


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

Origin of profiterole

1
C16: from French, literally: a small profit, (related to the gifts, etc, given to a servant), from profiter to profit

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