"vol-au-vent" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌvɒl.oˈvɑ̃/ [UK], /vɒl.əˈvɒnt/ [Anglicised, UK] Forms: vol-au-vent [plural], vol-au-vents [plural], vols-au-vent [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French vol-au-vent (“windblown”, literally “flight in the wind”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|vol-au-vent||windblown|lit=flight in the wind}} Unadapted borrowing from French vol-au-vent (“windblown”, literally “flight in the wind”) Head templates: {{en-noun|vol-au-vent|vol-au-vents|vols-au-vent}} vol-au-vent (plural vol-au-vent or vol-au-vents or vols-au-vent)
  1. A small circular piece of puff pastry with a hole for various fillings, such as mushrooms, prawns, fruit, cheese, etc. Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: vol au vent Translations (puff pastry with fillings): vannike (Finnish), vol-au-vent (French), vol-au-vent [masculine] (Irish), puthphióg [feminine] (Irish), vol-au-vent (Italian), volauvent [common-gender] (Swedish)

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