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é·clair

(ā-klâr′, ā′klâr′) or e·clair (ē-klâr′, ā-klâr′, ə-klâr′)

An elongated pastry filled with custard or whipped cream and usually iced with chocolate.

[French, from Old French esclair, lightning, from esclairier, to light up, from Vulgar Latin *exclāriāre, from Latin exclārāre : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + clārus, clear; see kelə-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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éclair

(eɪˈklɛə; ɪˈklɛə)

(Cookery) a finger-shaped cake of choux pastry, usually filled with cream and covered with chocolate

[C19: from French, literally: lightning (probably so called because it does not last long), from éclairer, from Latin clārāre to make bright, from clārus bright]

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é•clair

(eɪˈklɛər, ɪˈklɛər, ˈeɪ klɛər)

n.

an elongated cream puff, filled with custard or whipped cream and usu. iced.

[1860–65; < French: literally, lightning (flash), Old French esclair, n. derivative of esclairier to light, flash < Vulgar Latin *exclariāre, for Latin exclārāre=ex- ex-¹ + clārāre to make bright]

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Noun

eclair - oblong cream puff

cream puff, chou - puff filled with cream or custard

chocolate eclair - eclair topped with chocolate

Translations

كَعْكَه طَويلَه

eclairvandbakkelse

Eclair

éclair

éclair

vatnsdeigsbátur

bign

ekleras

eklērs

çikolata ve kremalı pasta

巧克力包奶油的手指形小蛋糕

éclair

[ɪˈklɛə^r] n → éclair m (CUISINE)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

éclair

n → Eclair nt, → Liebesknochen m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

éclair

[ˈeɪklɛəʳ] n → bigné m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

eclair

(iˈklea) noun

a long iced cake usually with cream filling and chocolate icing.

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Bredin had entrenched himself behind the cash-desk, peering nervously at Paul through the cream, and Paul, pouring forth abuse in his native tongue, was brandishing a chocolate eclair. The situation looked good to the spectator.

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Auparavant, Marcus Ochola, commandant de la region de la Rift Valley, avait indique que les touristes et leur guide visitaient les gorges du parc national de Hell's gate avant que cette crue eclair ne se produise.

Les recherches se poursuivent pour retrouver un touriste etranger porte disparu suite a des inondations au Kenya

Blonde, bold and brilliant, Jenny Eclair is as straighttalking as ever, her dry humour ripping through our conversation.

'I really like being funny' STAND-UP COMIC AND AUTHOR JENNY ECLAIR ON COMEDY AND HER NEW 'FAMILY SAGA'

Pipe 10 eclairs on to the lined baking tray (they'll be around 12cm/5in long each).

Chocolate eclairs

The eclair is Choux pastry filled with chocolate mousse and caramel flavour sauce, topped with chocolate fondant, caramel flavour fudge icing and gold coloured sweet dusting.

Asda is selling a giant chocolate caramel eclair for Christmas that serves 10 people; If you're partial to a chocolate eclair, Asda is the place to go as they're selling a giant one for Christmas

And Cadbury Heroes were heavy on the Eclairs, with 12 in a 660g tub, but light on the Wispas, of which there were just nine.

CHOC AND FLAW; Selection tubs are short on everyone's favourites

Eclairs: Place dough onto parchment lined pans in log shapes, each about 5 inches long and approximately 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter.

Homemade Cream Puffs or Eclairs

"On June 30, 2017, Google will be ending support for the Andorid market app on Android 2.1 Eclair and older devices," Google said on the (https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/06/ending-support-for-android-market-on.html) Android Developers Blog .

Android 2.1 Eclair And Below Losing Android Market Support

-- Eclair Naturals has launched an integrated campaign to draw attention to ingredients used in body care products.

Eclair aims to inform consumers

At a new store in lower Manhattan, the chain has a table set up to display Eclair Naturals.

Chains answer the call for more natural products

New desserts include Mango Cake, Vanilla Crepe Cake, Purple Yam Cookie, Chocolate Doughnut Eclair and Vanilla Doughnut Eclair.