palmier

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noun

pal·​mi·​er ˈpä(l)-mē-ˌā 

plural palmiers

: a thin, crisp, heart-shaped puff pastry that is usually sprinkled with sugar before baking

… palmiers, delicate puff pastries that need high heat and quick cooking.

—Melanie Barnard et al.

… served with a palmier (a small palm-sized pastry).

—Seattle Times (online)

It is important that the thickness of the pastry is about 2 ½ to 3 millimeters, otherwise the palmiers tend to unravel as they bake.

—Betty Hung

called also elephant ear

palmier

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comparative of palmy

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French, "palm tree, pastry shaped like a palm leaf," from palme "palm leaf" (borrowed from Latin palma "palm of the hand, palm tree, palm leaf or branch") + -ier -ier — more at palm entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1920, in the meaning defined above