souffle
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6.5
- noun
- /suːˈflɛ/
- US
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soufflé
- There's still some leftover souffle from lunch.
- chocolate souffle
- potato souffle
- sweet potato souffle
This is not pasta for poets, or eggs for economists, or even souffles for sociologists.
- This is not pasta for poets, or eggs for economists, or even souffles for sociologists.
- And as they expand, they, they make the souffle rise.
- And like this, the main difference between a good souffle and a bad souffle is really the meringue.
- So when it gets hits heat, it rises like a souffle.
Examples
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Then came a simple spinach salad, cornbread, and an applesauce souffle for dessert.
Fiction book (1992) -
Thank you for the beautiful souffle.
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That time when the souffle fell.
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"Tell him about what was in that souffle you made the other day?"
Fiction book (2002) -
My souffle is better than your souffle!
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- Do you like ice cream or chocolate souffle as dessert?
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I thought you always loved my broccoli souffle.
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We have a pomegranate souffle, which is amazing, which is different than the sorbet.
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Dessert was also a cut above—authentic tiramisu and a mini chocolate souffle.
Blog text (23) -
The chef prepared a delicious souffle made with cheese and herbs.
Synonyms
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5.6
A light, fluffy baked dish made from eggs and flavors like cheese or chocolate
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4.0
A light, fluffy baked dessert made with chocolate and beaten eggs that rises in the oven
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3.9
A light baked dish of cheese and eggs that puffs up in the oven
Compounds
How Airy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word souffle comes from the French verb souffler, which means 'to blow'. That's why a souffle is a dish that puffs up and becomes light and airy, almost as if it were 'blown' up.