profiterole
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French profiterole.
Noun
profiterole (plural profiteroles)
- A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling.
- 1973, “Grand Hotel”, in Grand Hotel, performed by Procol Harum:
- Dover sole, and Oeufs Mornay / Profiteroles and Peach Flambe / The waiters dance on fingertips / The nights we dine at Hotel Ritz
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Usage notes
- Most often having a cream filling, and served with a chocolate sauce
Translations
choux pastry with filling
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French profiterole.
Noun
profiterole c (plural profiteroles)
- profiterole
French
Etymology
profit + -erole This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.fi.tʁɔl/
Audio (file)
Noun
profiterole f (plural profiteroles)
- profiterole
Descendants
- → Catalan: profiterola
- → Dutch: profiterole
- → English: profiterole
Further reading
- “profiterole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Alternative forms
- profitterol (nonstandard)
Etymology
Borrowed from French profiterole. The nonstandard pronunciation with -tt- is due to influence of profitto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pro.fi.teˈrɔl/, (careful style) /pro.fiˈtrɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɔl
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): /pro.fit.teˈrɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɔl
Noun
profiterole m (plural profiteroles)
- profiterole
Further reading
- profiterole in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)