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clafouti
 
SYLLABICATION:cla·fou·ti
PRONUNCIATION:  klä-f-t
VARIANT FORMS: or cla·fou·tis
NOUN: A baked dessert composed of a layer of fresh fruit topped with a thick batter.
ETYMOLOGY:French clafoutis, from Old French : claufir, to attach with nails (from Latin clv fgere ( clv, ablative sing. of clvus, nail + fgere, to fix) + foutis, nominalized form of foutre, to stuff. See footle.
 
 
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