"cheesy puff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheesy puffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheesy puff (plural cheesy puffs)
  1. A puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders. Wikipedia link: cheese puffs Synonyms: cheese curl, cheese doodle, cheese puff, cheezie [Canada]
    Sense id: en-cheesy_puff-en-noun-S9-Ecw2q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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