éclair
See also: eclair
English
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Etymology
Noun
éclair (plural éclairs)
- A small chocolate-covered creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.
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French
Etymology
From the verb éclairer.
Pronunciation
Noun
éclair m (plural éclairs)
Adjective
éclair (invariable)
- (postpositive, idiomatic) Very fast
- 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.
Further reading
- “éclair”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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