Transcription
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- [kreem puhf]
- /krim pʌf/
- /kriːm pʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kreem puhf]
- /krim pʌf/
Definitions of cream puff words
- noun cream puff a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling 3
- noun cream puff an effeminate man 3
- noun cream puff a hollow pastry filled with custard or whipped cream 3
- noun cream puff a secondhand automobile in excellent condition 3
- noun cream puff a weak or ineffective person; a sissy 3
- noun cream puff a hollow pastry made with cream puff paste and filled with custard sauce or whipped cream. 1
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Origin of cream puff
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cream puff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cream puff popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
cream puff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cream puff
noun cream puff
- puff — a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- cannoli — a Sicilian pudding of pasta shells filled with sweetened ricotta
- chou — a type of cabbage
- croquembouche — a French dessert consisting of a cone-shaped mound of small cream puffs glazed with caramelized sugar
- profiterole — a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.
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