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bouchée

[ boo-shey ]

noun

  1. a small patty shell of puff pastry, used especially for hot hors d'oeuvres.

bouchée

/ buːˈʃeɪ /

noun

  1. a small pastry case filled with a savoury mixture, served hot with cocktails or as an hors d'oeuvre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bouchée1

1840–50; < French: literally, a mouthful, equivalent to bouche mouth (< Latin bucca ) + -ée < Latin -āta -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bouchée1

C19: from French: mouthful
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Example Sentences

The guides called it bouchee, "corked," and leaped out gayly into the water with their axes to "uncork" it.

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