eclair
- noun
- /ɪˈklɛr/
- After lunch, we enjoyed a rich eclair filled with cream.
- chocolate eclair
- custard eclairs
- eclairs filled with cream
I wonder if it's a Eclair or a sugar treat.
- I wonder if it's a Eclair or a sugar treat.
- Gosh, what would you think of like feces shaped eclairs?
Examples
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Phil is sitting at his usual table, which is covered with an incredible variety of rich foods: eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, pies, cakes, eclairs, ice cream, puddings, etc.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ed looks at his eclair.
Fiction book (1996) -
Can I grab an eclair as well?
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It's my favorite coffee shop... and you bought me an eclair, I love these.
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Give me half that eclair and I'll tell you.
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Will you have another eclair?
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And, um, I remember we got this big bag of, chocolate eclairs.
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Are you religious about chocolate eclairs?
Blog text (12) -
For dessert, he had bought custard eclairs.
Fiction book (1996) -
She was determined that before the weekend was up, she would have her very own gooey, luscious eclairs.
Blog text (23)
Synonyms
A dough of flour and fat that you use as a base for pies
A long thin pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate icing
A long thin pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate icing
A small round pastry filled with sweet cream that is light and airy
Compounds
How Rich
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word eclair comes from the French éclair, which means 'lightning'. One popular story says the pastry was named this because people would eat it quickly 'in a flash', so the name helps you remember that an eclair is a long, cream-filled pastry often topped with chocolate.