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souffle

(so̵̅o̅′fəl)

noun

Med. a soft, blowing sound heard on auscultation

Origin: Fr < souffler, to blow: see soufflé

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noun

A light, fluffy baked dish made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a main dish or sweetened as a dessert.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from past participle of souffler, to puff up

Origin: , from Old French soffler

Origin: , from Latin sufflāre

Origin: : sub-, sub-

Origin: + flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

souf·fléˈ adjective

souf·flédˈ adjective

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