vol-au-vent

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vol-au-vent

V0139300 (vô′lō-väN′)n. A light pastry shell filled with a ragout of meat or fish.

[French : vol, flight + au, with the + vent, wind.]

vol-au-vent

(French vɔlovɑ̃) n (Cookery) a very light puff pastry case filled either with a savoury mixture in a richly flavoured sauce or sometimes with fruit[C19: from French, literally: flight in the wind]

vol-au-vent

(vɔ loʊˈvɑ̃)

n. a shell of light pastry filled with chicken, meat, or fish in a sauce. [1820–30; < French: literally, flight on the wind]

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Noun

vol-au-vent - puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a saucepastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

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noun puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce

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