[ey-klair, i-klair, ey-klair] 
| a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing. |
é·clair (ā-klâr', ā'klâr')  (click for larger image in new window) n. An elongated pastry filled with custard or whipped cream and usually iced with chocolate. [French, from Old French esclair, lightning, from esclairier, to light up, from Vulgar Latin *exclāriāre, from Latin exclārāre : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + clārus, clear; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
klɛər