douillon

dujɔ̃

douillonne, douillonnes

Definition

Definition of douillon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

pâtisserie

Rare

chausson de pâte contenant une poire entière

Rare

Le boulanger prépare des douillons aux poires pour le dessert.

chausson

textile

Dated

laine de mauvaise qualité utilisée dans le textile

Dated

Cette étoffe est faite avec du douillon bon marché.

bourre

Adjective

confort

Rare

qui aime le confort et évite les difficultés

Rare

Il est trop douillon pour faire du camping sous la pluie.

casanier

pantouflard

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chausson de pâte contenant une poire entière

Origin of douillon

latin, dolium (tonneau) ? ou vieux français, doule (peine) (origine incertaine)

Examples of douillon in a sentence

Le douillon normand se déguste souvent avec de la crème fraîche.
Le tisserand se plaint d'avoir reçu du douillon au lieu de laine fine.
On réservait le douillon aux tissus bon marché pour les uniformes.
Ma sœur est douillonne et refuse de marcher longtemps.
Il devient douillon dès que la chambre n'est pas chauffée.

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English:pear pastry, coddled, ...
German:Birnenpäckchen, bequemlich, ...
Italian:sfoglia con pera intera, pantofolaio, ...
Spanish:pastel de pera entera, comodón, ...
Portuguese:folhado de pêra inteira, comodista, ...
Chinese:梨子酥, 怕吃苦的, ...
Japanese:洋ナシの包み焼きペストリー, 楽をしたがる, ...
Arabic:فَطِيرَة كُمَّثْرَى كَامِلَة, مُتَرَف, ...
Hebrew:מַאֲפֵה אֶגֶס שָׁלֵם, נָחָה, ...
Russian:дуйон, изнеженный, ...
Ukrainian:дуйон, комфортолюбний, ...
Catalan:douillon, comodón, ...
Danish:butterdejslomme med hel pære, bekvemmelighedssyg, ...
Dutch:perengebakje, gemakszuchtig, ...
Greek:ντουιγιόν, καλομαθημένος, ...
Khmer:នំសំបកម្សៅដាក់ផ្លែសារីទាំងមូល, ខ្លាចលំបាក, ...
Korean:통배 과자, 편안함을 추구하는, ...
Polish:ciastko z gruszką, wygodnicki, ...
Portuguese (BR):douillon, comodista, ...
Romanian:pară în aluat, comod, ...
Swedish:päronbakelse med helt päron, bekväm, ...
Thai:ขนมอบแป้งห่อลูกแพร์, ขี้สบาย, ...
Turkish:douillon, konfor düşkünü, ...
Vietnamese:bánh lê nguyên quả, ưa thoải mái, ...

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Definition of douillon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

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Origin of douillon

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