popover

[pop-oh-ver]

pop·o·ver

[pop-oh-ver]
noun
a puffed muffin with a hollow center, made with a batter of flour, salt, egg, and milk.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; pop1 + over
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Popover is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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popover (ˈpɒpˌəʊvə)
 
n
1.  (Brit) an individual Yorkshire pudding, often served with roast beef
2.  (US), (Canadian) a light puffy hollow muffin made from a batter mixture
3.  a simple garment for women or girls that is put on by being slipped over the head

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