vol-au-vent

Definitions of vol-au-vent
  1. noun
    dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
    synonyms: pastei
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    taart, vruchtentaart
    a small open pie with a fruit filling
    appelgebak, appeltaart
    pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar
    kaastaart, quiche
    a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
    huiskleur, pastei
    small meat pie or turnover
    type of:
    gebak, gebakje, roldeeg, taart, taartdeeg, taartedeeg, taartje
    any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
  2. noun
    small meat pie or turnover
    synonyms: huiskleur, pastei
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