Definition of soufflé
:a dish that is made from a sauce, egg yolks, beaten egg whites, and a flavoring or purée (as of seafood, fruit, or vegetables) and baked until puffed up
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Examples of soufflé in a Sentence
a serving of chocolate soufflé
Recent Examples of soufflé from the Web
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Weeklong summer camps include Confident Cooking, where teens and younger kids are taught basic knife skills and learn how to make everything from pizza and pasta dough to soups and souffles.
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The menu included a selection of pate, Dover sole and filet of beef served with brioche, followed by hot chocolate souffle.
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While its name hints at the past—a reference to the victualers who once supplied the local ships—its British cuisine remains firmly in the present: a smoked trout terrine with beetroot, Thai-style mackerel and twice-baked cheese souffle.
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Bar Roma: Several special brunch items are on the menu for Father’s Day, including a sweet corn, dungeness crab souffle ($9) and a duck confit entree ($16).
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Chantilly served steaks and veal napped in rich sauces, seared sea scallops, baked Alaska and dessert souffles for 43 years in stately dining rooms, first in Palo Alto and then in Redwood City.
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So, too, is the Cajun barbecue shrimp and Gruyere souffle.
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The last day of service will be March 26, giving diners 11 weeks to get back into the restaurant for the buffalo New York steak or wild game entree of the day, veal, quail, rack of lamb, lobster tail — and the signature Grand Marnier souffle.
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Origin and Etymology of soufflé
French, from soufflé, past participle of souffler to blow, puff up, from Old French sufler, from Latin sufflare, from sub- + flare to blow — more at blow
Definition of soufflé
:puffed up by or in cooking
First Known Use of soufflé
1824
SOUFFLÉ Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of soufflé for English Language Learners
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: a food that is made with eggs, flour, and other ingredients (such as cheese, vegetables, fruit, or chocolate) and that is baked until its top rises and it becomes very light and fluffy
Medical Dictionary
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souf·fle
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medical Definition of souffle
:a blowing sound heard on auscultation
- the uterine souffle heard in pregnancy
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