souffle

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See also: soufflé and Soufflé

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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souffle (plural souffles)

  1. Alternative spelling of soufflé (dish made with eggs)

Verb

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souffle (third-person singular simple present souffles, present participle souffleing, simple past and past participle souffled or souffleed)

  1. Alternative spelling of soufflé

Etymology 2

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From French souffle.

Noun

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souffle (plural souffles)

  1. (medicine) A murmuring or blowing sound.
    the uterine souffle heard over the pregnant uterus

French

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Etymology

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From souffler, from Latin sufflāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sufl/
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Noun

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souffle m (plural souffles)

  1. blow (act of expelling air from the mouth)
  2. blow (movement of wind)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: souffle

Verb

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souffle

  1. inflection of souffler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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