parfait

See also: Parfait

English

Etymology

From French parfait (“perfect”). Doublet of perfect.

Noun

parfait (plural parfaits)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. (Britain) A smooth pâté, usually made from liver and flavoured with liqueurs.

Quotations
  • 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, page 379
    Brad hesitated, peering at the grid of spun sugar that jutted from his loganberry parfait.

Translations

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French parfait (“perfect”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrfeː/, [ˈpɑrfe̞ː]
  • Hyphenation: par‧fait

Noun

parfait

  1. parfait

Declension
Inflection of parfait (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
nominative parfait parfait’t
genitive parfait’n parfait’iden
parfait’itten
partitive parfait’ta parfait’ita
illative parfait’hen parfait’ihin
singular plural
nominative parfait parfait’t
accusative nom. parfait parfait’t
gen. parfait’n
genitive parfait’n parfait’iden
parfait’itten
partitive parfait’ta parfait’ita
inessive parfait’ssa parfait’issa
elative parfait’sta parfait’ista
illative parfait’hen parfait’ihin
adessive parfait’lla parfait’illa
ablative parfait’lta parfait’ilta
allative parfait’lle parfait’ille
essive parfait’na parfait’ina
translative parfait’ksi parfait’iksi
instructive — parfait’in
abessive parfait’tta parfait’itta
comitative — parfait’ineen

French

Etymology

From Latin perfectus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paʁ.fɛ/
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Verb

parfait m (feminine singular parfaite, masculine plural parfaits, feminine plural parfaites)

  1. past participle of parfaire

Adjective

parfait (feminine singular parfaite, masculine plural parfaits, feminine plural parfaites)

  1. perfect (exactly right)
    Le déjeuner était parfait.
    The lunch was perfect.

Noun

parfait m (plural parfaits)

  1. (grammar) perfect tense

See also

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

Noun

parfait m (plural parfaits)

  1. (Jersey, grammar) perfect tense

Old French

Adjective

parfait m (oblique and nominative feminine singular parfaite)

  1. perfect (faultless; without imperfection)

Descendants
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