シュークリーム

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

cream puff

food / cooking

A French-inspired pastry consisting of a choux pastry shell filled with custard or whipped cream. Common in Japanese bakeries and convenience stores.

from French chou à la crème

コンビニでシュークリームを買かった。

I bought a cream puff at the convenience store.

このシュークリームはカスタードがたっぷり入はいっている。

This cream puff is filled with plenty of custard.

Don't confuse with

エクレア
シュークリーム is a round, sugar-dusted choux pastry, while エクレア is an elongated choux pastry usually topped with chocolate icing.
シュー
シュー refers to the plain baked pastry shell itself, while シュークリーム is the finished dessert with cream filling inside that shell.

Counted with

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

Built from

シュー+クリーム

Written forms

シュークリーム
Standard katakana spelling for this French loanword.
シュー・クリーム
- しゅーくりーむ
  Hyphenated variant; rarely used in practice.
- シュー・クリーム

Etymology

From French 'chou à la crème' (cream puff). The Japanese form シュークリーム is a wasei-eigo-like adaptation, likely influenced by the English words 'cream' and 'puff'.