mousse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mousse /muːs/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 a) DFFa sweet food made from a mixture of cream, eggs, and fruit or chocolate, which is eaten when it is cold 慕斯〔一种冷食的甜品〕 chocolate mousse 巧克力慕斯 raspberry mousse 山莓慕斯 b) a food that is mixed and cooked with cream or eggs so that it is very light 奶油冻〔一种凉菜〕 salmon mousse 鲑鱼奶油冻2. DCBa substance full of small bubbles that you put in your hair to make it look thicker or to hold its style in place 〔用于头发定型的〕摩丝
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mousse• And she would bake a chocolate mousse torte.• chocolate mousse• Then there's that chocolate mocha and peanut crunch mousse that manages to find its way to my nearly-full stomach.• The same is not true for mousses, however, which usually have a higher proportion of cream.• He then slices open the fillet to add a langoustine mousse.• He had even put mousse in his hair.• The filo pastry shells are served cold and contain rich mousses - lemon cream, butterscotch and toffee.• For hold and body, run mousse evenly through the hair and comb well. 3.• salmon mousse• With some tuna mousse, if you're really feeling peckish.Origin mousse (1800-1900) French “moss, froth”mousse nounChinese
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mousse
mousse /muːs/
noun [uncountable and countable]
a. a sweet food made from a mixture of cream, eggs, and fruit or chocolate, which is eaten when it is cold:
chocolate mousse
raspberry mousse
b. a food that is mixed and cooked with cream or eggs so that it is very light:
salmon mousse
2. a substance full of small bubbles that you put in your hair to make it look thicker or to hold its style in place
mousse /muːs/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: 'moss, froth'
1.Language: French
Origin: 'moss, froth'
a. a sweet food made from a mixture of cream, eggs, and fruit or chocolate, which is eaten when it is cold:
b. a food that is mixed and cooked with cream or eggs so that it is very light:
2. a substance full of small bubbles that you put in your hair to make it look thicker or to hold its style in place