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éclair

[ ey-klair, ih-klair, ey-klair ]

noun

  1. a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.


éclair

/ ɪˈklɛə; eɪˈklɛə /

noun

  1. a finger-shaped cake of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and covered with chocolate
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Origin of éclair1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of éclair1

C19: from French, literally: lightning (probably so called because it does not last long), from éclairer, from Latin clārāre to make bright, from clārus bright

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