clafoutis

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/klɑfuːˈtiː/

noun

A French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) with a batter.

OriginFrench clafoutis →
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Meanings

nounclafoutis (countable and uncountable, plural clafoutis)

alternative clafouti

  1. countableuncountableA French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) with a batter.

    My clafoutis are not very sweet, and I enjoy them for breakfast as well as for dessert.

    2014 May 19, Martha Rose Shulman, “Berry Clafoutis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2014

Origin

  1. Frenchclafoutis
  2. Englishclafoutis

Unadapted borrowing from French clafoutis.

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APA

clafoutis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clafoutis

MLA

“clafoutis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clafoutis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clafoutis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clafoutis.

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