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

  1. ‘That was the good part - cheeses and chocolates
  2. pickles and vol-au-vents
  3. dainty sandwiches
  4. Christmas cake and stuffed dates - enough to keep us amused while the doctor did his rounds.’
  5. ‘The unfortunate party members
  6. staying in seedy bed-and-breakfasts on shoestring budgets
  7. are reduced to scoffing free booze and vol-au-vents at corporate receptions.’
  8. ‘We're used to soggy vol-au-vents
  9. rock hard party sausages and rough Bulgarian plonk.’
  10. ‘No vol-au-vent was to be left unturned in the quest for glamour.’
  11. ‘I should think some of them choked on their vol-au-vents when he said it.’
  12. ‘Standing knee-deep in sawdust and cardboard boxes a week prior to opening
  13. with not a vol-au-vent in sight
  14. they are convinced that the place will be ready on time.’
  15. ‘Can a food snob dismiss the party of a rich neighbour with a
  16. ‘Well yes
  17. the house is beautiful but profiteroles and chicken vol-au-vents
  18. puh-lease!’’
  19. ‘I tried my best routines and lines but I was invariably met with a barrage of abuse and general hostility
  20. 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.’
  21. ‘As well as fresh fish
  22. organic meat and vegetables there is a wealth of special breads
  23. cakes
  24. pastas
  25. sauces
  26. quiches
  27. vol-au-vents
  28. hummus and much more.’
  29. ‘There will be self-righteous demands for vegetarian vol-au-vents made from people wearing fur coats made from a Siberian Tiger.’