/ ɪˈkleə(r); NAmE ɪˈkler/ noun
a long thin cake for one person, made of light pastry , filled with cream and usually with chocolate on top
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French éclair , literally lightning .
/ ɪˈkleə(r); NAmE ɪˈkler/ noun
a long thin cake for one person, made of light pastry , filled with cream and usually with chocolate on top
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French éclair , literally lightning .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005