soufflé
[ soo-fley, soo-fley ]
/ suˈfleɪ, ˈsu fleɪ /
noun
a light baked dish made fluffy with beaten egg whites combined with egg yolks, white sauce, and fish, cheese, or other ingredients.
a similar dish made with fruit juices, chocolate, vanilla, etc., and served as dessert.
adjective
Also souf·fléed.
puffed up; made light, as by beating and cooking.
verb (used with object), souf·fléed, souf·flé·ing.
to make (food) puffed up and light, as by beating and cooking, adding stiffly beaten egg whites, etc.; make resemble a soufflé: to soufflé leftover mashed potatoes.
Origin of soufflé
1805–15; < French, noun use of past participle of
souffler to blow, puff < Latin
sufflāre to breathe on, blow on
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British Dictionary definitions for soufflé (1 of 2)
soufflé
/ (ˈsuːfleɪ) /
noun
a very light fluffy dish made with egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites combined with cheese, fish, etc
a similar sweet or savoury cold dish, set with gelatine
adjective Also: souffléed
made light and puffy, as by beating and cooking
Word Origin for soufflé
C19: from French, from
souffler to blow, from Latin
sufflāre
British Dictionary definitions for soufflé (2 of 2)
souffle
/ (ˈsuːfəl) /
noun
med
a blowing sound or murmur heard in auscultation
Word Origin for souffle
C19: from French, from
souffler to blow
Medical definitions for soufflé
souffle
[ sōō′fəl, sōō′flə ]
n.
A soft blowing sound heard on auscultation.