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French for cabbage, pastry, and darling — proof the French forgive anything round and soft.
means A French term of endearment ('my little cabbage') and also the name for the small round pastry puff used in profiteroles and éclairs.
from From French 'chou' meaning cabbage, from Latin 'caulis' (stem, cabbage). The pastry sense comes from its round, ridged shape resembling a little cabbage — 'chou à la crème' literally means 'cabbage with cream.' The endearment sense ('mon chou,' my darling) grew from the same word, likely because cabbages were a homely, affectionate staple — the French equivalent of calling someone a pumpkin or a dumpling.
- literal meaning
- cabbage, botanically and affectionately
- pastry link
- choux pastry named for its cabbage-like puffs
- term of endearment
- mon chou means my little cabbage, sincerely
- cream puff origin
- chou a la creme literally cabbage with cream