parfait
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parfait¹
- /ˈpɑːfeɪ/ UK
- /pɑːˈfeɪ/ UK
- /ˈpɑɹfeɪ/ US
- /pɑɹˈfeɪ/ US
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French parfait (“perfect”). Doublet of parfit, perfect, perfecto, and perfectus.
noun parfaits
- A French parfait (parfait glacé), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur. Brad hesitated, peering at the grid of spun sugar that jutted from his loganberry parfait.
- An American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of fruit, ice cream, pastries, whipped topping, etc. and served in a glass, often a parfait glass. It was a parfait of puréed avocados, whipped cream, sugar and vanilla, which had been molded into a rectangle atop a peanut-butter crust and then bedecked with tiny wild strawberries. […] We were utterly transfixed, and we were quickly out of parfait.
- A smooth pâté, usually made from liver and flavoured with liqueurs.
Parfait²
proper noun Parfaits
- A surname from French [in turn transferred from the nickname].
Translations
Talk about this word "parfait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parfait. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parfait. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parfait "parfait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parfait.Cite this
@misc{parfait_2026,
title = {parfait},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parfait},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
