The story
- French · borrowed fromparfait“perfect”
- English todayparfait
Unadapted borrowing from French parfait (“perfect”). Doublet of parfit, perfect, perfecto, and perfectus.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
parfait
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
French parfait