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moelleux

soft

adjective mwah-LUH Rare

Also means

moist and fluffy (of food)

Usage Note

Moelleux (feminine moelleuse) is a key culinary adjective describing food that is tender, moist, and yielding — the ideal texture of a good cake or brioche. Un moelleux au chocolat is a popular individual chocolate fondant cake. Outside cooking it can describe a soft mattress or a velvety wine texture.

Examples

"Ce gâteau est vraiment moelleux."

Natural Translation

This cake is really fluffy and moist.

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