mille-feuille

See also: millefeuille

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French mille-feuille (literally “a thousand sheets”). Doublet of milfoil. Compare Spanish milhojas.

Pronunciation

Noun

mille-feuille (plural mille-feuilles)

  1. A type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry usually filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing or sugar.
    Synonyms: Napoleon cake, (originally US slang) napoleon

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “mille-feuille”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ “mille-feuille”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mille (“a thousand”) +‎ feuille (“leaf, layer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mil.fœj/
  • Audio (France):(file)
  • Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -œj

Noun

mille-feuille m (plural mille-feuilles)

  2. (cooking) mille-feuille, vanilla slice
  3. (figurative) something layered, entangled and complex
    le mille-feuille administratif ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    un mille-feuille argumentatif ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2025 September 14, Olivier Biscaye, quoting Sébastien Lecornu, “Sébastien Lecornu : “Ni instabilité ni immobilisme””, in La Provence:
      En parallèle, le millefeuille administratif a parfois conduit à une dilution des responsabilités et à des surcoûts.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • → Catalan: milfulls (calque)
  • → English: mille-feuille

Noun

mille-feuille f (plural mille-feuilles)

  2. (botany) common yarrow, yarrow, milfoil (Achillea millefolium)
    Synonym: achillée

Further reading

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