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- [vaw-loh-vahn]
- /vɔ loʊˈvɑ̃/
- /vɒl ˈəʊ vent/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vaw-loh-vahn]
- /vɔ loʊˈvɑ̃/
Definitions of vol-au-vent word
- noun vol-au-vent a large shell of light, flaky pastry for filling with vegetable, fish, or meat mixtures, usually with a sauce. 1
- noun vol-au-vent a very light puff pastry case filled either with a savoury mixture in a richly flavoured sauce or sometimes with fruit 0
- noun vol-au-vent a baked shell of puff pastry, filled as with chicken, game, or fish in a cream sauce 0
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Origin of vol-au-vent
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < French: literally, flight on the wind
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Parts of speech for Vol-au-vent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vol-au-vent popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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