parfait
/ˈpɑɹfeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A French parfait (parfait glacé), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of fruit, ice cream, pastries, whipped topping, etc. and served in a glass, often a parfait glass.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A smooth pâté, usually made from liver and flavoured with liqueurs.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
name
A surname from French [in turn transferred from the nickname].
Example Sentences
- "Brad hesitated, peering at the grid of spun sugar that jutted from his loganberry parfait."
- "It was a parfait of puréed avocados, whipped cream, sugar and vanilla, which had been molded into a rectangle atop a peanut-butter crust and then bedecked with tiny wild strawberries. […] We were utterly transfixed, and we were quickly out of parfait."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑɹfeɪ/
- British English: /ˈpɑːfeɪ/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage