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mousses

/ˈmuːsɪz/ /muːˈsez/

Meanings
noun
An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

Examples :

"For dessert, the restaurant offered a selection of chocolate mousses, each decorated with fresh raspberries. "
food

Related Words

Illustration coastline

coastline noun

/ˈkoʊstˌlaɪn/ /ˈkoʊstlaɪn/

The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast.

"The coastline of the island nation is very irregular, with many bays and inlets. "

Illustration emulsion

emulsion noun

/ɪˈmʌlʃən/ /iˈmʌlʃən/

A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

"Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed."

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration restaurant

restaurant noun

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

Illustration seawater

seawater noun

/ˈsiːˌwɔːtər/ /ˈsiːˌwɑːtər/

The saltwater of a sea or ocean.

"The scientist tested the seawater for pollution. "

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

To hold inside.

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

Illustration chocolate

chocolate noun

/ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt/ /t͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lɪt/

A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.

"Chocolate is a very popular treat."

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selection noun

/səˈlɛkʃən/

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "

Illustration raspberries

raspberries noun

/ˈræzˌbɛriz/ /ˈræzbəriz/

The plant Rubus idaeus.

"My grandfather grows raspberries in his garden, and they always produce a lot of delicious fruit each summer. "

Illustration pudding

pudding noun

/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/

Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.

"For dessert, my grandmother made a delicious custard pudding. "

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churning verb

/ˈtʃɜːrnɪŋ/

To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.

"Now the cream is churned to make butter."

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decorated verb

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/

To furnish with decorations.

"We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles."