souffle
noun/suːˈfleɪ/
Frequency rank: #19,534 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A light, baked dish made fluffy by beaten egg whites, either savory or sweet.
Example sentence
The chef carefully removed the golden souffle from the oven before it could collapse.
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