eclair

[ey-klair, ih-klair, ey-klair] / eɪˈklɛər, ɪˈklɛər, ˈeɪ klɛər /

NOUN

bun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bread doughnut muffin pastry scone

STRONG

Danish cruller

WEAK

sweet roll

NOUN

tart

Synonyms

STRONG

Danish bun pie popover roll turnover

WEAK

fruit tart

éclair

NOUN

pastry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bread cake croissant doughnut phyllo pie

STRONG

Danish dainty delicacy patisserie strudel tart turnover

WEAK

panettone sweet roll

Example Sentences

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I’m one heavenly bite into a mini éclair, and he shoots me a judgmental glare.

From Los Angeles Times

Other Twitter users responding to Eclair's tweet said the advert was "offensive", "misogynistic" and a "serious error of judgement".

From BBC

Tweeting about the advert being "beyond mad", Eclair said the line was "massively offensive".

From BBC

Comic Jenny Eclair said it must be taken off air over its implication that a woman "conned a man into fatherhood".

From BBC

Replying, author and podcast host Daisy Buchanan said she welcomed Eclair's tweet as "I honestly thought it was me being mad".

From BBC