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Definition of 'mousse'

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mousse

(muːs )

Word forms: plural mousses

1. variable noun

Mousse is a sweet light food made from eggs and cream. It is often flavoured with fruit or chocolate.

2. variable noun

Mousse is a soft substance containing a lot of tiny bubbles, for example one that you can put in your hair to make it easier to shape into a particular style.

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mousse in British English

(muːs )

noun

1.

a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc, set with gelatine

2.

a similar dish made from fish or meat

3.

the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine

4. short for styling mousse

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C19: from French: froth

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mousse in American English

(mus )

noun

1.

any of various light chilled or frozen foods made with egg white, gelatin, whipped cream, etc., combined with fruit or flavoring for desserts, or with fish, meat, etc.

2.

an aerosol foam used to help hair stay in place and, sometimes, to add color

verb transitiveWord forms: moussed or ˈmoussing

3.

to shape or style (hair) with mousse

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Word origin

Fr, foam, prob. < L mulsa, kind of mead < mulsus, mixed with honey < mel, honey: see mildew

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Just don't ask him to do a chicken and goat's cheese mousse or parmesan custard with anchovy toast.Top with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream and chestnut mousse.Divide the mousse between the glasses and chill for at least an hour.Dances in the glass, and has a creamy mousse.To make the mousse, put half the egg whites into a metal bowl.She picks up a glass, places a raspberry sauce and apricot jam in the bottom covering it with the light brown mousse.A dab of this light mousse foundation will give a velvety finish that's just right for autumn.Place in it a layer of fish mousse and rows of scallop, urchin coral, and basil.Fill 4 glasses with the mousse and leave to chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours.We say This mousse is a lighter colour than most liquids, there is no horrible smell and it dries within a minute.

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mousse

British English: mousse /muːs/ NOUN

Mousse is a sweet light food made from eggs and cream.

...chocolate mousse.

American English: mousse /ˈmus/
Arabic: كَرِيـمَة شيكولاتة
Brazilian Portuguese: musse
Chinese: 多泡沫甜点
Croatian: pjenasta krema
Czech: šlehaná pěna
Danish: mousse
Dutch: mousse
European Spanish: mousse
Finnish: vaahto
French: mousse culinaire
German: Cremespeise
Greek: μους
Italian: mousse
Japanese: ムース
Korean: 무스
Norwegian: fromasj
Polish: mus
European Portuguese: mousse
Romanian: spumă
Russian: мусс
Latin American Spanish: mousse
Swedish: mousse
Thai: มูส (ขนมทำจากไข่กับครีม)
Turkish: köpük krema
Ukrainian: мус
Vietnamese: món kem mút

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