dariole

noun

dar·​i·​ole

ˈda(a)rēˌōl

plural -s

: a shell of pastry or mold of aspic filled with sweet or savory food

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, a pastry filled with cream, perhaps from an assumed dialect word akin to Middle French dorer to gild + -ole

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