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Definition of profiterole noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

profiterole

noun

/prəˈfɪtərəʊl/

/prəˈfɪtərəʊl/

(especially British English)

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a small cake in the shape of a ball, made of light pastry, filled with cream and usually with chocolate on top compare cream puff (1), eclair
Word OriginFrench, diminutive of profit ‘profit’.

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