éclair
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See also: eclair
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
éclair (plural éclairs)
- A small chocolate covered creme filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb éclairer.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
éclair m (plural éclairs)
Adjective[edit]
éclair m, f (invariable)
- (postpositive, idiomatic) Very fast
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1866, Victor Hugo, Correspondance : t. 2 : 1849-1866:
- Que je voudrais être, pour parler comme Saint-Simon, bombardé votant de Guernesey aux Quatre-Nations, le 23, crever le dôme de l'Institut et tomber au milieu de ces prunelles rondes, avec le vote-éclair : Jules Janin.
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Anagrams[edit]
External links[edit]
- “éclair” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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