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• souffle
  souffle

  noun

  a murmuring or blowing sound heard on auscultation.
• soufflé
  soufflé

  noun

  a light baked dish made fluffy with beaten egg whites combined with egg yolks, white sauce, and fish, cheese, or other ingredients.

souffle

¹ American  

[soo-fuhl] / ˈsu fəl /

noun

Pathology.

1. a murmuring or blowing sound heard on auscultation.

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soufflé ² American  

[soo-fley, soo-fley] / suˈfleɪ, ˈsu fleɪ /

noun

1. a light baked dish made fluffy with beaten egg whites combined with egg yolks, white sauce, and fish, cheese, or other ingredients.

2. a similar dish made with fruit juices, chocolate, vanilla, etc., and served as dessert.

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adjective

1. Also souffléed puffed up; made light, as by beating and cooking.

verb (used with object)

souffléed, souffléing

1. to make (food) puffed up and light, as by beating and cooking, adding stiffly beaten egg whites, etc.; make resemble a soufflé.

   to soufflé leftover mashed potatoes.

soufflé ¹ British  

/ ˈsuːfleɪ /

noun

1. a very light fluffy dish made with egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites combined with cheese, fish, etc

2. a similar sweet or savoury cold dish, set with gelatine

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adjective

1. made light and puffy, as by beating and cooking

souffle ² British  

/ ˈsuːfəl /

noun

1. med a blowing sound or murmur heard in auscultation

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Etymology

Origin of souffle¹

From French, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at soufflé

Origin of soufflé²

1805–15; < French, noun use of past participle of souffler to blow, puff < Latin sufflāre to breathe on, blow on

Explanation

A souffle is an egg dish that puffs up when you bake it. You might make a fluffy goat cheese souffle to serve your friends at brunch. A souffle is similar to an omelet, although it is much lighter and airier, due to beaten egg whites that are folded into the other ingredients. The trick with a souffle is generally keeping it fluffy and not allowing it to fall. You can make a savory souffle or a sweet one, like a chocolate souffle for dessert. The word is French, from souffler, "puff up."

Example Sentences

Sophie Souffle, who sells upcycled jewelry at markets all year round, said she makes most of her money over the six-week Christmas market period.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2021

On the strength of his forceful portrayal, he was given his first starring role in A Bout de Souffle.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2021

Since Clouds of Sils Maria, Kristen Stewart has been a Cannes fixture, so her biopic of Jean Seberg – herself a French cinema icon since A Bout de Souffle – is primed for a slot.

From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2019

The idea that the artist seeks immortality through his work is a well-attested one, stylishly encapsulated by Jean-Pierre Melville, playing the thinly fictionalized Parvulesco the Writer in Jean-Luc Godard’s A Bout De Souffle.

From Forbes • Jul. 11, 2014

November 27 Steak en Casserole Sweet Potato Croquettes Boiled Cauliflower Pear and Grape Salad Cheese Fritters *Pineapple Souffle Coffee *Pineapple Souffle—Cream 1-1/2 tablespoons each Crisco and flour, add 1 cup canned grated pineapple and juice.

From The Story of Crisco by Neil, Marion Harris