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Definitions for soufflé
suˈfleɪ, ˈsu fleɪsoufflé

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. soufflenoun

    light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit

Wiktionary

  1. soufflénoun

    A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients.

Wikipedia

  1. souffle

    A soufflé is a baked egg-based dish originating in France in the early eighteenth century. Combined with various other ingredients, it can be served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé is the past participle of the French verb souffler which means "to blow," "to breathe," "to inflate," or "to puff."

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  1. souffle

    A soufflé is a baked culinary dish which originated in early 18th-century France. It is made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé is the past participle of the French verb souffler which means "to blow", "to breathe", "to inflate" or "to puff", reflecting the light, airy texture of the dish.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Soufflenoun

    a murmuring or blowing sound; as, the uterine souffle heard over the pregnant uterus

  2. Soufflenoun

    a side dish served hot from the oven at dinner, made of eggs, milk, and flour or other farinaceous substance, beaten till very light, and flavored with fruits, liquors, or essence

  3. Etymology: [F.]

Wikidata

  1. Soufflé

    A soufflé is a lightly baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé is the past participle of the French verb souffler which means "to blow up" or more loosely "puff up"—an apt description of what happens to this combination of custard and egg whites. Every soufflé is made from two basic components: ⁕a French crème pâtissière base/flavored cream sauce or purée ⁕egg whites beaten to a soft peak meringue The base provides the flavor and the whites provide the "lift". Foods commonly used for the base in a soufflé include cheese, jam, fruits, berries, chocolate, banana and lemon. When it comes out of the oven, a soufflé should be puffed up and fluffy, and it will generally fall after 5 or 10 minutes. Soufflés can be made in containers of all shapes and sizes but it is traditional to make soufflé in ramekins. These containers vary greatly in size, but are typically glazed white, flat-bottomed, round porcelain containers with unglazed bottoms and fluted exterior borders.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Souffle

    sōō′fl, n. a murmuring sound. [Fr.]

  2. Soufflé

    sōō-flā′, n. a light dish, consisting of the whites of eggs, with chocolate, cheese, vanilla, &c., whisked into a creamy froth.—adj. prepared in this way. [Fr., souffler, to blow—L. sufflāre, to blow.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of soufflé in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of soufflé in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of soufflé in a Sentence

  1. Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio:

    De temps en temps il s'arrête de mâcher son chewing-gum, il entrouve ses lèvres et il souffle une bulle. La bulle verte se gonfle, se distend, puis elle explose avec un bruit sec. On appelle ça un bubble-gum.

  2. Charles de LEUSSE:

    Caresses are a wind blowing from within. (Les caresses sont un vent - Qui souffle du dedans.)

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