MOUSSE Definition & Meaning

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mousse

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noun

Cooking.
1. a sweetened and flavored dessert with a base of whipped cream, beaten egg whites, or both:
  chocolate mousse.
2. an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish, usually chilled in a mold:
  salmon mousse.
a foamy preparation used on the hair to help hold it in place, applied usually to damp hair before grooming or styling and worked in until absorbed.

mousse

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noun

a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc, set with gelatine
a similar dish made from fish or meat
the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine
short for styling mousse

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Origin of mousse¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from French: literally, “moss, froth”; partly from Latin (aqua) mulsa “hydromel” (feminine singular of adjective mulsus “mixed with honey, sweet”); partly from Germanic; moss

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Origin of mousse¹

C19: from French: froth

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His skill was perhaps most evident in his mastery of magical moles and his more inventive creations, like fried cochinita pibil head cheese with habanero ash emulsion, avocado mousse, and kumquat sauce.

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I love its versatility – you can prepare it hot or cold and turn it into mousse or ice cream.

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It includes recipes for meyer lemon and bay leaf gelato, jasmine-scented almond milk mousse and fruit pudding made from white melon and orange blossom.

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I like the chicken liver mousse, the mussels and also a nice glass of wine.

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The guests dined on a menu including lobster ravioli and honey-poached apple mousse, and were entertained by the U.S.

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