/ ˈvɒl ə vɒ͂; NAmE ˌvɔːl oʊ ˈvɑ͂ː/ noun
( BrE , from French ) a small round case of light pastry filled with meat, fish, etc. in a cream sauce, often eaten with your fingers at parties
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WORD ORIGIN
French , literally flight in the wind.
/ ˈvɒl ə vɒ͂; NAmE ˌvɔːl oʊ ˈvɑ͂ː/ noun
( BrE , from French ) a small round case of light pastry filled with meat, fish, etc. in a cream sauce, often eaten with your fingers at parties
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WORD ORIGIN
French , literally flight in the wind.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005