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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMille-feuille
/ˌmiːlˈfʌj/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A classic French pastry made of multiple alternating layers of puff pastry and pastry cream, typically topped with icing or fondant.
"She ordered a delicate slice of mille-feuille and a cup of black coffee at the Parisian patisserie." - 2
A savory dish or appetizer prepared by layering thin sheets of ingredients resembling the pastry structure.
"The chef prepared a savory potato and truffle mille-feuille as the opening course."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French, literally translating to 'thousand leaves' (mille meaning thousand and feuille meaning leaf). The term refers to the numerous thin layers of puff pastry that characterize this classic French dessert, a naming convention adopted globally in culinary arts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mille-feuille" is said worldwide
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mille-feuille
Transliteration: /mil.fœj/
"Le mille-feuille est un gâteau délicieux."
Cremeschnitte
Transliteration: /ˈkʁeːmˌʃnɪtə/
"Zum Kaffee bestellte er eine frische Cremeschnitte."
millefoglie
Transliteration: /milleˈfɔʎʎe/
"La torta millefoglie è la mia preferita."
milhojas
Transliteration: /milˈxoXas/
"Compramos un milhojas de crema en la pastelería."
mil-folhas
Transliteration: /milˈfɔʎɐs/
"O mil-folhas estava incrivelmente crocante."
मिल-फोए
Transliteration: mil-foe
"उसने कैफे में मिल-फोए पेस्ट्री का ऑर्डर दिया।"
拿破仑酥
Transliteration: ná pò lún sū
"这家甜品店的拿破仑酥非常受欢迎。"
밀푀유
Transliteration: mil-pwe-yu
"디저트로 바삭한 밀푀유를 먹었다."
ミルフィーユ
Transliteration: mirufīyu
"カフェでイチゴのミルフィーユを食べました。"
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