How do you pronounce éclair?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈklɛɹ/.

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éclair

/ɪˈklɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

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A small, chocolate-covered, creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.

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.

éclairs (plural) eclair (alternative)

eclaire

to a hair a day after the fair zero air grand le pierre 'clare district of clare -ware khmer- sentiment du fer pied-à-terre cornwallis square père

How do you pronounce éclair?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈklɛɹ/.
What does éclair mean?: A small, chocolate-covered, creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.
Where does éclair come from?: 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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