Dictionary entry
Vol-au-vent
Pronunciation: /ˈvɒlə(ʊ)vɒ̃/
Pronunciation
/ˈvɒlə(ʊ)vɒ̃/
Myanmar Meaning
အထူးအစာသွပ်ထားသော မုန့်တစ်မျိုး။
Definition
vol-au-vent /'vɒl ǝ vɒ̃; US vↄ:l ǝƱ 'vɑ:n/ n အသားႏွင့္စားၿမိန္ရည္ပါေသာႂကြပ္ႂကြပ္ရြရြ အဆာသြတ္မုန္႔။
Examples
- ‘That was the good part - cheeses and chocolates
- pickles and vol-au-vents
- dainty sandwiches
- Christmas cake and stuffed dates - enough to keep us amused while the doctor did his rounds.’
- ‘The unfortunate party members
- staying in seedy bed-and-breakfasts on shoestring budgets
- are reduced to scoffing free booze and vol-au-vents at corporate receptions.’
- ‘We're used to soggy vol-au-vents
- rock hard party sausages and rough Bulgarian plonk.’
- ‘No vol-au-vent was to be left unturned in the quest for glamour.’
- ‘I should think some of them choked on their vol-au-vents when he said it.’
- ‘Standing knee-deep in sawdust and cardboard boxes a week prior to opening
- with not a vol-au-vent in sight
- they are convinced that the place will be ready on time.’
- ‘Can a food snob dismiss the party of a rich neighbour with a
- ‘Well yes
- the house is beautiful but profiteroles and chicken vol-au-vents
- puh-lease!’’
- ‘I tried my best routines and lines but I was invariably met with a barrage of abuse and general hostility
- at one point in the evening I was bombarded with mushroom supreme vol-au-vents and a slew of four-letter words that turned the air blue.’
- ‘As well as fresh fish
- organic meat and vegetables there is a wealth of special breads
- cakes
- pastas
- sauces
- quiches
- vol-au-vents
- hummus and much more.’
- ‘There will be self-righteous demands for vegetarian vol-au-vents made from people wearing fur coats made from a Siberian Tiger.’