éclair
See also: eclair
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈklɛə/, /eɪ-/
Audio (Berkshire, UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈklɛɹ/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛə, (General American) -ɛɹ
Noun
éclair (plural éclairs)
Translations
oblong, chocolate-covered, cream-filled pastry
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French
Etymology
From the verb éclairer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.klɛʁ/
audio (file)
Noun
éclair m (plural éclairs)
- lightning bolt
- flash
- sparkle
- éclair (pastry)
- éclair au chocolat ― chocolate éclair
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Turkish: ekler
Adjective
éclair (invariable)
- (postpositive, idiomatic) Very fast
- 1866, Victor Hugo, Correspondance : t. 2 : 1849-1866:
- Que je voudrais être, pour parler comme Saint-Simon, bombardé votant de Guernesey aux Quatre-Nations, le 23, crever le dôme de l'Institut et tomber au milieu de ces prunelles rondes, avec le vote-éclair : Jules Janin.
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Further reading
- “éclair”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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