vol-au-vent
[ vaw-loh-vahn ]
/ vɔ loʊË?vÉ‘Ì? /
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noun Cooking.
a large shell of light, flaky pastry for filling with vegetable, fish, or meat mixtures, usually with a sauce.
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Origin of vol-au-vent
1820–30; <French: literally, flight on the wind
Words nearby vol-au-vent
volatile oil, volatile salt, volatility index, volatilization, volatilize, vol-au-vent, volcanic, volcanic arc, volcanic ash, volcanic bomb, volcanic cone
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vol-au-vent
/ (French vÉ”lovÉ‘Ì?) /
noun
a very light puff pastry case filled either with a savoury mixture in a richly flavoured sauce or sometimes with fruit
Word Origin for vol-au-vent
C19: from French, literally: flight in the wind
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