English

Etymology

Noun

1. Short for French parfait (parfait glacée), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur.

Quotations

• 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, page 379

  Brad hesitated, peering at the grid of spun sugar that jutted from his loganberry parfait.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paʁ.fɛ/
• SAMPA: /paR.fE/

Adjective

1. perfect (exactly right)

   Le déjeuner était parfait

   The lunch was perfect

2. perfect (tense)

See also

• parfaitement
• perfection
• plus-que-parfait

• French parfait, Frozen custard made with cream, and usually with a fruit puree.
• American parfait, a tall glass filled with ice cream, layered with various syrups, topped with whipped cream and a cherry.
• Yogurt parfait, yogurt, fruit and granola layered in a tall glass, intended as a healthier alternative to the ice cream parfait
• Parfait glass, a unique shape of glassware used to serve various parfaits
• Parfait Shucrell, in the Kogado Studio's game, Little Witch Parfait
• Parfait, a religious leader among the Cathars
• Parfait, a fictional character who is half dragon, half donkey, from the Shrek films