tuile

American  

[tweel] / twil /

noun

1. a very thin, crisp, delicate cookie typically made with egg whites and often almonds, and sometimes formed into a cylinder or curved tile-like shape.

2. any crisp, thin wafer accompanying a dish or a meal, such as one made from cheese.

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Etymology

Origin of tuile

First recorded in 1940–45; from French: literlly, “tile,” from Latin tēgula; see tegula ( def. )

Example Sentences

Desserts need to be technical, too, whether it be a hand roll puff pastry, a dehydrated tuile or a beautifully-cut strawberry.

From Salon • May 24, 2023

In the great Venn diagram of cookies, this little wafer lies at the intersection of Christmas sugar cookie, vanilla wafer and French tuile.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

The pepper is pickled, sliced, breaded in rice flour and fried, resulting in a garnish that’s part tuile and part candy.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021

I served the soup in a low bowl so that you can see the pesto and drizzle of gastrique with pieces of the cherry and garnished with the cornflake tuile.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2020

Ella wanted to taste its sugar tuile basket and cotton candy belly.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton