SOUFFLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("souffle" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "souffle"):

cheese souffle (puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately) and white sauce)

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