tuile

noun

plural tuiles
: a French wafer-like cookie made chiefly with flour, egg whites, sugar, and butter and shaped while warm into a curved or rolled form

Examples of tuile in a Sentence

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His first dish was a scallop and habanero leche de tigre with breadfruit and nori tuile. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024 The judges loved the smoky-sweet balance, as well as the toasty-salty crunch the tuile provided. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024 That sumac tuile Charbel made lives in my mind rent-free. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024 His dish represented poverty, inspired by the humble ingredients in Dan’s leek cannoli with potato mousse, potato tuile, pickle and kombu salad. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024 While his competitors each made meatballs, Booker made a baked ziti tuile with carrot top polenta, lamb ragu and pickled asparagus stems based off of a Carolina-style barbecue sauce. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024 But Derry and Murphy thought Booker spent too much time creating his tuile, giving short shrift to the lamb and the polenta. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024 Amanda’s seafood was the standout of the two, with Colicchio saying Dan’s tuile was salty and leek undercooked. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024 The whole thing is topped with a crackling, golden tuile made from chicken drippings—a nod to the crisp noodles, the tender meat, both and neither. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "roofing tile, cookie in the shape of such a tile," going back to Old French tieule, tiule — more at tuille

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tuile was in 1943

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Cite this Entry

“Tuile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuile. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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