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noun, masculine

pet-de-nonne

/pɛ.d(ə).nɔn/

noun, masculine/pɛ.d(ə).nɔn/plural: pets-de-nonne

nun's puff (a small choux pastry eaten during carnival season in France (especially Alsace) and Belgium)

Jacques Dissler, Balle jaune et ligne blanche, Lulu.com, page 10A true pet-de-nonne, to be eaten very hot.

Literally, “nun's fart”.

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