Parfait (dessert)

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• Parfait — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Parfait est un nom propre ou plus souvent un adjectif ou un nom commun qui peut désigner : Adjectif une qualité de perfection, en quoi il n y a rien… …   Wikipédia en Français

• parfait — [pär fā′] n. [Fr, lit., perfect] 1. a dessert made of rich cream, eggs, syrup, etc. frozen together and served in a tall, slender, short stemmed glass 2. a dessert of layers of ice cream, crushed fruit, etc. in such a glass …   English World dictionary

• parfait — (n.) kind of frozen dessert, 1894, French, lit. perfect (see PERFECT (Cf. perfect) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

• parfait — noun a) Short for French parfait (parfait glacée), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur. b) Short for American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of… …   Wiktionary

• parfait — [ pα:feɪ] noun 1》 a rich cold dessert made with whipped cream, eggs, and fruit. 2》 a dessert consisting of layers of ice cream, meringue, and fruit, served in a tall glass. Origin from Fr. parfait, lit. perfect …   English new terms dictionary

• parfait — /pahr fay /, n. 1. a dessert of ice cream and fruit or ice cream and syrup in alternate layers, often topped with whipped cream and served in a tall, narrow, short stemmed glass. 2. any frozen dessert in which fruit, nuts, etc., have been folded… …   Universalium

• parfait — pÉ‘r feɪ /pɑː n. dessert made from custard or whipped cream containing fruit and/or nuts; ice cream dessert with fruit and syrup (French) …   English contemporary dictionary

• parfait — par•fait [[t]pɑrˈfeɪ[/t]] n. 1) coo a dessert of layered ice cream, fruit, or syrup, and whipped cream 2) coo a frozen dessert of flavored whipped cream or custard • Etymology: 1890–95; < F: lit., perfect < L perfectus. See perfect …   From formal English to slang

• parfait — noun Etymology: French, literally, something perfect, from parfait perfect, from Latin perfectus Date: 1894 1. a flavored custard containing whipped cream and syrup frozen without stirring 2. a cold dessert made of layers of fruit, syrup, ice… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• parfait — /paˈfeɪ / (say pah fay) noun a dessert, served in a tall glass, made from layers of ice cream, fruit, jelly, syrup, nuts, etc. {French: literally, perfect} …