vol-au-vent (redirected from vol-au-vents)

vol-au-vent  (vôl-vä)

n.

A light pastry shell filled with a ragout of meat or fish.

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[French : vol, flight + au, with the + vent, wind.]

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vol-au-vent [voll-oh-von]

Noun

a very light puff pastry case with a savoury filling [French, literally: flight in the wind]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vol-au-vent - puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce pastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or batter