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parfait
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
parfait
(noun)
parfait
/pɑɚ
ˈ
feɪ/
noun
plural
parfaits
parfait
/pɑɚ
ˈ
feɪ/
noun
plural
parfaits
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARFAIT
[
count, noncount
]
US
:
a cold dessert made usually of layers of ice cream, fruit, and syrup with whipped cream on top
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