eclair

é·clair

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ey-klair, ih-klair, ey-klair]
- /eɪˈklɛər, ɪˈklɛər, ˈeɪ klɛər/
- /ɪˈkleər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-klair, ih-klair, ey-klair]
- /eɪˈklɛər, ɪˈklɛər, ˈeɪ klɛər/

Definitions of eclair word

noun eclair a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing. 1
noun eclair An oblong chocolate covered creme filled pastry, usually larger than a French éclair. 1
noun eclair cream pastry 1
countable noun eclair An éclair is a long thin cake made of very light pastry, which is filled with cream and usually has chocolate on top. 0
noun eclair finger-shaped pastry filled with cream and covered with chocolate 0
noun eclair a finger-shaped cake of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and covered with chocolate 0

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Origin of eclair

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < French: literally, lightning (flash), Old French esclair, noun derivative of esclairier to light, flash < Vulgar Latin *exclariāre, for Latin exclārāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + clārāre to make bright, derivative of clārus clear

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Parts of speech for Eclair

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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eclair popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for eclair

noun eclair

doughnut — a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
pastry — a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
bread — Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and yeast.
muffin — an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan (muffin pan) containing a series of cuplike forms.
scone — a village in central Scotland: site of coronation of Scottish kings until 1651.

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