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Souffle
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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noun
1.
a light baked dish made fluffy with beaten egg whites combined with egg yolks, white sauce, and fish, cheese, or other ingredients.
2.
a similar dish made with fruit juices, chocolate, vanilla, etc., and served as dessert.
adjective
3.
Also, souf·fléed. puffed up; made light, as by beating and cooking.
verb (used with object)
4.
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.
Origin:
1805–15; < French, noun use of past participle of souffler to blow, puff < Latin sufflāre to breathe on, blow on
1805–15; < French, noun use of past participle of souffler to blow, puff < Latin sufflāre to breathe on, blow on
Can be confused: souffle, soufflé.
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Word Origin & History
soufflé
1813, from Fr. soufflé, noun use of pp. of souffler "puff up," from L. sufflare, from sub- "under, up from under" + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
souffle souf·fle (s&oomacr;'fəl, s&oomacr;'flə)
n.
A soft blowing sound heard on auscultation.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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