souffle

[ soo-fuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

soufflé

[ soo-fley, soo-fley ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a light baked dish made fluffy with beaten egg whites combined with egg yolks, white sauce, and fish, cheese, or other ingredients.
a similar dish made with fruit juices, chocolate, vanilla, etc., and served as dessert.

, souf·fléed, souf·flé·ing.

to make (food) puffed up and light, as by beating and cooking, adding stiffly beaten egg whites, etc.; make resemble a soufflé:
to soufflé leftover mashed potatoes.

souffle

/ ˈsuːfəl /

soufflé

/ ˈsuːfleɪ /

a very light fluffy dish made with egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites combined with cheese, fish, etc
a similar sweet or savoury cold dish, set with gelatine

Origin of souffle¹

From French, dating back to 1875–80; soufflé

Origin of souffle²

1805–15; < French, noun use of past participle of souffler to blow, puff < Latin sufflāre to breathe on, blow on

Origin of souffle¹

C19: from French, from souffler to blow

Origin of souffle²

C19: from French, from souffler to blow, from Latin sufflāre

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