mille-feuilles

Variant of mille-feuille

noun pl. mille-feuilles

a small pastry consisting of many thin layers of puff pastry, filled with custard, whipped cream, fruit, purée, etc.

Origin: Fr < mille, thousand + feuille, a leaf

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