profiterole
[ pruh-fit-uh-rohl ]
/ prəˈfɪt əˌroʊl /
noun
a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.
Origin of profiterole
1505–15; < French, said to be diminutive of
profit
profit
Words nearby profiterole
profit warning,
profit-sharing,
profitable,
profiteer,
profiteering,
profiterole,
profligacy,
profligate,
profluent,
proformiphen,
profound
British Dictionary definitions for profiterole
profiterole
/ (ˌprɒfɪtəˈrəʊl, ˈprɒfɪtəˌrəʊl, prəˈfɪtəˌrəʊl) /
noun
a small case of choux pastry with a sweet or savoury filling
Word Origin for profiterole
C16: from French, literally: a small profit, (related to the gifts, etc, given to a servant), from
profiter to
profit