pate a choux
noun
(ˌ)pä-tä-ˈshü 
: a very light dough used to make pastries : choux pastry
… the French pastry dough pate a choux, which is also responsible for cream puffs and eclairs.
Meghan Splawn
Meghan Splawn
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The afternoon would be dedicated to learning how to make quiche, cream pies, brioche, pate a choux, pastry cream and danish. Anchorage Daily News, 13 Oct. 2021 Among the treats are black sesame eclairs from Instagram hit Tarts de Feybesse, mandarin pate a choux from Thuy’s Treats and kumquat Basque cheesecake from Keki. Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
Anchorage Daily News, 13 Oct. 2021 Among the treats are black sesame eclairs from Instagram hit Tarts de Feybesse, mandarin pate a choux from Thuy’s Treats and kumquat Basque cheesecake from Keki. Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French pâte à choux — more at choux pastry
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above