tuile
Americannoun
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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.
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any crisp, thin wafer accompanying a dish or a meal, such as one made from cheese.
Etymology
Origin of tuile
First recorded in 1940–45; from French: literlly, “tile,” from Latin tēgula; see tegula ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Most equate frico with a tuile made from Parmesan or Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, but I am just as enamored of gruyere frico.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
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
The cornflake tuile was just smashed cornflakes and Italian shredded cheese, spread in an even layer and baked for about 5 minutes, cooled and cut into squares.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
At the teatime show – dress code “naturally elegant” – tables were laden with silver platters of Proustian madeleines, florentines and tuile cigarettes, along with Perrier Jouët and the Ritz’s own blend of Earl Grey.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2016
Ella wanted to taste its sugar tuile basket and cotton candy belly.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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