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Parfait — (par FAY) is a French word meaning perfect. In English, it has several meanings:* French parfait, Frozen custard made with cream, and usually with a fruit puree. * American parfait, a tall glass filled with ice cream, layered with various syrups … Wikipedia
parfait — noun a) Short for French parfait (parfait glacée), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur. b) Short for American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of… … Wiktionary
French verbs — are a complex area of French grammar, with a conjugation scheme that allows for three finite moods (with anywhere from two to five synthetic tenses), three non finite moods, three voices, and three grammatical aspects. Conjugation French verbs… … Wikipedia
parfait — (n.) kind of frozen dessert, 1894, French, lit. perfect (see PERFECT (Cf. perfect) (adj.)) … Etymology dictionary
French conjugation — This article is part of the series on: French language Langues d oïl Dialects Creoles Francophonie History Oaths of Strasbourg Ordinance of Villers Cotterêts Anglo Norman Grammar … Wikipedia
Parfait Mandanda — Infobox Football biography playername = Parfait Mandanda fullname = Parfait Mandanda height = height|m=1.80 dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|11|10 cityofbirth = Nevers countryofbirth = France currentclub = Bordeaux clubnumber = ? position =… … Wikipedia
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parfait — noun Etymology: French, literally, something perfect, from parfait perfect, from Latin perfectus Date: 1894 1. a flavored custard containing whipped cream and syrup frozen without stirring 2. a cold dessert made of layers of fruit, syrup, ice… … New Collegiate Dictionary
parfait — par|fait [pa:ˈfeı US pa:r ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: parfait perfect ] AmE a sweet food made of layers of ↑ice cream and fruit … Dictionary of contemporary English
parfait — pÉ‘r feɪ /pÉ‘Ë n. dessert made from custard or whipped cream containing fruit and/or nuts; ice cream dessert with fruit and syrup (French) … English contemporary dictionary
