profiterole

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒfɪtəˌrəʊl/, /prəˈfɪtəˌrəʊl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prə fit′ə rōl′)


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pro•fit•er•ole  (prə fit′ə rōl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.
  • French, said to be diminutive of profit profit
  • 1505–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
profiterole / ˌprɒfɪtəˈrəʊl ˈprɒfɪtəˌrəʊl prəˈfɪtəˌrəʊl/
  1. a small case of choux pastry with a sweet or savoury filling
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, literally: a small profit, (related to the gifts, etc, given to a servant), from profiter to profit

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