profiterole

[ pruh-fit-uh-rohl ]

noun

1. a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.

profiterole

/ prəˈfɪtəˌrəʊl; ˈprɒfɪtəˌrəʊl; ˌprɒfɪtəˈrəʊl /

noun

1. a small case of choux pastry with a sweet or savoury filling

Word History and Origins

Origin of profiterole¹

1505–15; < French, said to be diminutive of profit profit

Word History and Origins

Origin of profiterole¹

C16: from French, literally: a small profit, (related to the gifts, etc, given to a servant), from profiter to profit

Example Sentences

None of us cared that the caramel was burnt, or that the pastry cream gushed out of the profiteroles like raw egg yolks.

From Salon

At a time when the typical dessert list is just three sweets long, Convivial pulls out the stops with nearly a dozen creations, including baked Alaska, profiteroles and chocolate souffle.

From Washington Post

His selection of almost a dozen desserts — a Gallic roll call that includes creme brulee, chocolate mousse and profiteroles — would be astonishing even outside a pandemic.

From Washington Post

Desserts — chocolate mousse, floating island, profiteroles — run to the classic.

From Washington Post

It’s having your cake, eating it, and then insisting on more cake while you eye up the plate of profiteroles on the next table.

From The Guardian