noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈklɛə/
Received-Pronunciation:/eɪ-/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ɪˈklɛɹ/
Australian:/ɪˈkleː/
New-Zealand:/ɪˈkleə/without the cheer–chair merger
/ɪˈkliə/New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
Scotland:/ɪˈkleɹ/
/ɪˈklɜː(ɹ)/Lancashire, fair–fur merger
rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
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noun
Meaning 1
A small, chocolate-covered, creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *kelh1- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h1rós Proto-Italic *klāros Latin clārus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin clārō Latin exclārāre Vulgar Latin *exclāriāre Old French esclairer French éclairerdeverb. French éclairbor. English éclair Borrowed from French éclair.
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