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

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