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souf·flé (so̵̅o̅ flā′, so̵̅o̅′flā)

adjective

made light and puffy in the process of being cooked or baked
also souf·fléed′ (-flād′)

Etymology: Fr < pp. of souffler, to blow < L sufflare, to inflate, blow up, puff out < sub- (see sub-) + flare, to blow

noun

any of several baked foods, as a dish prepared with white sauce and egg yolks and some additional ingredient, as cheese, made light and puffy by beaten egg whites added before baking

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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