Meanings
noun
- in pluralA small choux pastry eaten during carnival season in France (especially Alsace) and Belgium.
Synonyms: nun's puff
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small choux pastry eaten during carnival season in France (especially Alsace) and Belgium.
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Origin
- Frenchpet-de-nonne
- Englishnun's fart
Calque of French pet-de-nonne
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nun's fart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nun's%20fart
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