mille-feuille

See also: millefeuille

English

Etymology
mille-feuille

Borrowed from French mille-feuille (literally “a thousand sheets”). Doublet of milfoil.

Pronunciation

Noun

mille-feuille (plural mille-feuilles)

  1. A type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry usually filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing or sugar.
    Synonyms: Napoleon cake, napoleon (originally US slang)

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References
  1. “mille-feuille” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.

Further reading

French
une tranche de mille-feuille ― a slice of millefeuille
des fleurs de mille-feuille ― yarrow flowers

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mille (“a thousand”) +‎ feuille (“leaf, layer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mil.fœj/
  • Rhymes: -œj

Noun

mille-feuille m (plural mille-feuilles)

  1. (cooking) mille-feuille, vanilla slice

Noun

mille-feuille f (plural mille-feuilles)

  1. (botany) common yarrow, yarrow, milfoil (Achillea millefolium)
    Synonym: achillée

Further reading
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