eclair
noun/ɪˈkleə(r)/
/ɪˈkler/
- a long thin cake for one person, made of light pastry, filled with cream and usually with chocolate on top
- a chocolate eclair
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French éclair, literally ‘lightning’.Want to learn more?
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