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Meaning of "parfait" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARFAIT

From French: perfect.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARFAIT

parfait  [pɑːˈfeɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARFAIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parfait 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 PARFAIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of parfait in the English dictionary

The definition of parfait in the dictionary is a rich frozen dessert made from eggs and cream with ice cream, fruit, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARFAIT


buffet
ˈbʊfeɪ
coryphe
ˌkɒrɪˈfeɪ
fae
feɪ
fay
feɪ
fey
feɪ
Hefei
ˈhʌˈfeɪ
Hofei
ˈhəʊˈfeɪ
ofay
ˈəʊfeɪ
perfay
pəˈfeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARFAIT

parergon
pareses
paresis
paresthesia
paresthetic
paretic
Pareto
pareu
parev
pareve
parfleche
parfocal
parfocalise
parfocality
parfocalize
pargasite
parge
parget
pargeter
pargeting

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARFAIT

ait
au fait
au lait
await
bait
Bering Strait
character trait
extrait
gait
jailbait
krait
Kuwait
lie in wait
plait
portrait
self-portrait
strait
trait
wait
whitebait

Synonyms and antonyms of parfait in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parfait» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARFAIT

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

Translator English - Chinese

冻糕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parfait
570 millions of speakers

English

parfait
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Parfait
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بارفيه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парфе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parfait
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারফেইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parfait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parfait
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parfait
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パフェ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파르페
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parfait
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

parfait
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

parfait
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेरफटका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parfe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parfait
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parfait
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парфе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parfait
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρφέ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parfait
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parfait
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parfait
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parfait

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARFAIT»

The term «parfait» is very widely used and occupies the 13.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARFAIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parfait» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parfait» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARFAIT»

Discover the use of parfait in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parfait and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Publishing History of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852-2002
Claire Parfait follows the trail over 150 years, along the way addressing the conditions of female authorship, the structures of copyright, author-publisher relations, agency, and literary economics.
Claire Parfait, 2007
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Le Parfait Joaillier, ou Histoire des pierreries
A.B. Boot, Andre Toll. Anselme Boece De Boot, Andre Toll ä' O A I L L I E .R H. Le Parfait joaillier, ou Histoire des pierreries. Front Cover.
A.B. Boot, Andre Toll
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47 Easy-to-do Classic Science Experiments
Parfait. Have you ever noticed a patch of motor oil on the surface of a puddle of water? The oil is able to remain on the surface because it is lighter than the water . The principle that different liquids have different weights or densities also makes  ...
Eugene F. Provenzo, Asterie Baker Provenzo, 1989
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Professional Baking
509 Bombe or Parfait with Fruit 509 Bombe or Parfait with Nuts, Sponge Cake, or Other Ingredients 509 Frozen Mousse I (Meringue Base) 512 Liqueur Mousse 512 Chocolate Mousse 512 Apricot Mousse 512 Banana Mousse 512 Lemon ...
Wayne Gisslen, 2004
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A Semantic Analysis of Word Order: Position of the Adjective ...
From the ideas given above have also come the analyses that the pre-posed adjective will be augmentative or detractive 272 (e.g., un parfait chretien, ma petite cocotte), will only give a degree (e.g., un parfait courtisan), 273 will act as an ...
Linda R. Waugh, 1977
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Nuts: More Than 75 Delicious & Healthy Recipes
Pistachio. Parfait. Beating egg whites in a copper bowl always produces better results than using a plastic bowl. Semifreddo with Candied Almonds Semifreddo, or half frozen in Italian,. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 4 egg whites 1 cup powdered ...
Avner Laskin, 2008
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Frozen Desserts
For each parfait, place 1 scoop sorbet into a tall, footed dessert glass. Add 2 tablespoons sauce and then 2 tablespoons whipped cream. Repeat the layers. Makes 4 parfaits Chocolate Walnut Parfait 1 cup (4 oz/125 g) chopped walnuts, ...
Melanie Barnard, Chuck Williams, 2006
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Le parfait secrétaire: guide pratique de correspondance ...
"Auxiliaire indispensable à tout secrétariat d'entreprise, cet ouvrage propose des modèles de lettres types faciles à adapter ainsi que des renseignements utiles concernant tous les domaines de la vie économique et sociale : la ...
Georges Vivien, Véronique Arné, 1998
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The Ultimate Guide to Homemade Ice Cream: Over 300 Gelatos, ...
PISTACHIO PARFAIT Add 100 g (3/4 cup) pistachio paste (p. 229), 50 g (1/3 cup) caramelized pistachios (p. 228), 1 drop essence of bitter almond, 1 drop orange blossom water to any of the vanilla parfait recipes. Optional: add 2 cl (1% tbsp) ...
Jan Hedh, 2012
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Canadian Mathematical Bulletin
PAR JEAN LAGRANGE L'objet de cette note est de montrer que le derive d'un cuboide eulerien n'est jamais parfait. (1) Appelons cuboide entier un cuboide dont les aretes et les diagonales des faces sont des entiers; appelons cuboide ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARFAIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parfait is used in the context of the following news items.
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Georgia Barnes scrapes through to MasterChef Grand Final and will …
Plating up a Mango Sorbet with Vanilla Yoghurt Parfait with Macadamia and Chilli Praline, garnished with Chilli Salt left the trio speechless. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Fass's chicken bread, parfait and apple chutney at 4Fourteen. At Colin Fassnidge's 4Fourteen, co-owned with head chef Carla Jones, a slab of ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Nell Nolan: Les Enfants de la Patrie
The favorite four courses were gumbo du jour, wild white shrimp remoulade, grillades and cheese grits, and praline parfait. Decorations were ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
4
Howard Street, Belfast – restaurant review
On a pretty rectangular celadon plate (sorry, I'm bemused by the myriad presentation styles) comes suave chicken liver parfait topped with a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Three Blue Ducks at the Farm, Byron Bay: restaurant review
A chicken liver parfait served with crisp skins, house-made charred sourdough and a spiced Davidson plum jam (with lots of nuts and seeds) is ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Review: Nature-inspired cafe Forest Green in Armadale serves fine …
... come wrapped in brik pastry ($4 each), grilled WA sardines are anointed with a saffron dressing ($12) and dense chicken liver parfait under a ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
7
Van-Dells to perform 'The History of Rock and Roll' in Williamsport
... chicken cordon bleu sandwich with puff pastry parasol, parsley buttered potatoes, sweet peas, dinner salad and strawberry shortcake parfait. «News Item, Jul 15»
8
Cook with Comics: 5 Cookbooks Serving Up Cartoons and Recipes
With recipes like Up, Up and Away Parfait and Green Arrow Fruit Kebobs, it's pretty clear that The Official DC Super Hero Cookbook is aimed ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»
9
Talavera chef to recreate James Beard House dinner
Start off with ancho chile-corn blinis with smoked salmon parfait and caviar. That's followed by spiny lobster salad with white and green ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
10
Where Can You Order The McDonald's Secret Menu? Plus 4 Tips …
... say, the McCrepe's components on command. They will, however, happily combine Hotcakes and a yogurt parfait together if you ask. «Bustle, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Parfait [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/parfait>. Apr 2024 ».
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