chouquette

English

A platter of homemade chouquettes

Etymology

From French chouquette.

Noun

chouquette (plural chouquettes)

1. A small choux pastry made with dough sprinkled with sugar.
   • 2009, Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson, “The Illumination: Rue de Grenelle, the Bedroom”, in The Gourmet, London: Gallic Books, →ISBN, page 120:

     The chouquette clung to the most secret membranes of my palate, its sensual softness embraced my cheeks, its indecent elasticity caused it to congeal immediately in a homogeneous and unctuous paste which the sweetness of the sugar enhanced with a hint of perfection.

   • 2021, Molly Wilkinson, “Chouquettes”, in French Pastry Made Simple: Foolproof Recipes for Éclairs, Tarts, Macarons and More, Salem, Mass.: Page Street Publishing Co., →ISBN:

     When I pop into my favorite boulangerie for a snack, I know I’ll probably leave with a bag of chouquettes.

   • 2024 July 15, Priya Krishna, “France’s Approach to the Olympics: Food, With a Side of Games”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-07-15:

     The pop-ups, most of them in Paris, vary in cuisine, ambition and price. They include a food hall around the Palais de Tokyo selling chouquettes, bao and gazpacho alongside a virtual-reality swimming experience (85 euros, to start), […]

Further reading

• chouquette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From chouc (itself a diminutive of chou) +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chouquette f (plural chouquettes)

1. chouquette (a small choux pastry made with dough sprinkled with sugar)