vol-au-vent
noun/ˈvɒl ə vɒ̃/
/ˌvɔːl əʊ ˈvɑ̃ː/
(British English, from French)- a small round case of light pastry filled with meat, fish, etc. in a cream sauce, often eaten with your fingers at partiesWord OriginFrench, literally ‘flight in the wind’.
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