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Meaning of "cream puff" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CREAM PUFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CREAM PUFF

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determiner
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Cream puff is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CREAM PUFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cream puff

Profiterole

A profiterole, cream puff or choux à la crème is a French dessert choux pastry ball filled with whipped cream, pastry cream, custard, or ice cream. The puffs may be decorated or left plain or garnished with chocolate sauce, caramel, or a dusting of powdered sugar. In some areas, the term profiterole is used for small versions filled with whipped ice cream and topped with chocolate although the usage varies and can include other fillings.

Definition of cream puff in the English dictionary

The definition of cream puff in the dictionary is a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling. Other definition of cream puff is an effeminate man.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREAM PUFF

cream
cream cake
cream cheese
cream cracker
cream jug
cream of tartar
cream of tomato soup
cream sauce
cream sherry
cream soda
cream tea
cream teas
cream-coloured
cream-crackered
creamcups
creamer
creameries
creamery
creamier
creamiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE CREAM PUFF

bepuff
bluff
buff
cuff
curry puff
duff
fluff
hot stuff
huff
jam puff
kid stuff
kids´ stuff
mallowpuff
muff
powder puff
puff
puff-puff
stuff
tuff
up to snuff

Synonyms and antonyms of cream puff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cream puff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CREAM PUFF

Find out the translation of cream puff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cream puff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cream puff» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奶油泡芙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hojaldre de crema
570 millions of speakers

English

cream puff
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रीम कश
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كريم نفخة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крем слоеного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

folhado de nata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতাস সারা দুধের মাখন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chou à la crème
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puff cream
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Windbeutel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シュークリーム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슈크림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Krim puff
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kem phun
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரீம் பஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मलई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Krem puf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfogliatina alla panna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cream puff
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крем листкового
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crema de puf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρέμα λαχανιάζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sozen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cream puff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cream puff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cream puff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREAM PUFF»

The term «cream puff» is regularly used and occupies the 94.458 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CREAM PUFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cream puff

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QUOTES WITH «CREAM PUFF»

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Anita Diament
The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREAM PUFF»

Discover the use of cream puff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cream puff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cream Puff Murder
Hannah Swensen, Lake Eden, Minnesota's finest bakery owner and amateur sleuth, discovers a body floating in a health club jacuzzi.
Joanne Fluke, 2010
2
New Cook Book
Transfer cream puffs to a wire rack; cool. 3. Cut tops from puffs; remove soft dough from inside (see photo 3, above right). Fill with whipped cream. Replace tops. If desired, sift powdered sugar over tops. Nutrition Facts per cream puff: 238 cal., ...
Better Homes and Gardens Books, Jennifer Darling, 2003
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Baking Boot Camp: Five Days of Basic Training at The ...
Pâte à choux, or cream puff dough, forms the basis of the Paris-Brest. I was sur- prised to see that our recipe called for bread flour, with its higher protein content, rather than pastry flour, made from soft wheat. I had always made cream puff ...
Darra Goldstein, 2007
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Pink Princess Tea Parties
Cute as a Cream Puff Dreamy Dipped Strawberries Assorted sprinkles, candies, chopped nuts, and shredded. 1 package purchased frozen mini cream puffs 1⁄2 ( 8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 tablespoon grenadine ...
Barbara Beery, 2009
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The Cheney Cookbook
APPLE WALNUT SQUARES 176 AUTUMN DESSERT 177 BANANA SPLIT DESSERT 180 BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGS 174 BLITZ TORTE 171 BLUEBERRY SAUCE 181 CHERRY CREAM PUFF RING 176 CHOCOLATE AND FRUIT TRIFLE ...
Gordie Cheney Dittmar, 2011
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A Taste of Ohio History: A Guide to Historic Eateries and ...
Unable to completely behave when such excellent German desserts were available, we decided to share a German Cream Puff filled with Mocha-Almond Cream. It was light and delicious— a lovely way to end an enjoyable meal. Many of the ...
Debbie Nunley, Karen Jane Elliott, 2007
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The French Cook - Cream Puffs & Eclairs
The second book in The French Cook series, following The French Cook: Sauces, classically French trained author Holly Herrick dips into the marvelously versatile world of choux pastry, or pâte à choux.
Holly Herrick, 2013
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The Ultimate Code Book: Cheating Made Easy
Flower Power (Cream Puff Difficulty): North Pole X, Right, X, Left, R2 Flower Power (Cream Puff Difficulty): London Circle, Left, L1 , Circle, Triangle Flower Power (Cream Puff Difficulty): Tokyo Up, Right, Select, X, Select Flower Power ( Cream ...
Prima Temp Authors, Michael Knight, 2002
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Twisted Metal
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Michael Patrick Brown, 1998
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Cooking & Food
75 lising and is combined with baking soda to make commercial baking powder. i cream of wheat sometimes called farina. i cream puff a small, hollow puff made from choux pastry (creampuff pastry) filled with sweetened whipped cream or ...
Mary James, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREAM PUFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cream puff is used in the context of the following news items.
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Power seeks Milwaukee win repeat, but not a cream puff attack encore
Perhaps the funniest part of Will Power's dominant 2014 win at the ABC Supply Co. Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest presented by the ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Handshake games are back in chief executive guessing
He's cream puff stuff through and through. Even with his martial arts and fencing skills, he was not fast enough to dodge an egg hurled at him at ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
Beth Peerless: The Grateful Dead's magical farewell
... Blues,” “Born Cross-Eyed” and the set standout, “Cream Puff War” off the 1967 album that launched the band's recording history. «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
4
Dave Bakke: Rebecca VanderKloot is no cream puff
Or having celebrities buy a cream puff without her noticing. "We tend to be super one-track minded," she says, "making sure everything's going ... «The State Journal-Register, Jul 15»
5
New nation, new cuisine: The first cookbook to tackle 'American food'
It made the fluffy American muffin the answer to an airy French cream puff or a yeasty loaf of Italian bread. But American Cookery's real ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
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New Nation, New Cuisine: The First Cookbook To Tackle 'American …
It made the fluffy American muffin the answer to an airy French cream puff or a yeasty loaf of Italian bread. But American Cookery's real ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 15»
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GD 50 | Santa Clara, CA | Review & Photos
... a rollicking Cumberland Blues, Born Cross-Eyed, a rocked-out Cream Puff War, and Viola Lee Blues (complete with the de rigueur crescendo ... «Grateful Web, Jul 15»
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Puff & Stuff: Learn to make cream puffs
Also, check out the Cream Puff Cake here as well. It has a custard filling and fits perfectly in a 9-by-13-inch pan, which makes it a great dessert ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Favorite Foods of the Founding Fathers
... exulted” at the sight of “the delicious vanilla ice cream that still seemed like a miracle for it was enclosed in a warm pastry, like a cream puff. «Mortgage Rates & Trends, Jul 15»
10
Brainiac says there are some smart bakeries in town
The standard cream puff comes with a vanilla-flavored filling, but the we decided to try something a bit more exotic, a green tea cream for ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»

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