mousse
n.a soft, light dessert made by beating egg whites or cream into a thick foam. It is usually served cold and has a smooth, airy texture.
n.a light, airy dessert made by beating egg whites or cream into a thick foam, typically served cold. Often contains whipped cream, chocolate, or fruit.
“The chef served a chocolate mousse for dessert.”
“We ordered a strawberry mousse to share after our heavy dinner at the restaurant.”
“The pastry chef spent hours preparing the delicate lemon mousse, ensuring the egg whites were beaten to stiff peaks before folding in the whipped cream.”
From French mousse (“foam, froth”), from Old French mosse (“moss”), from Frankish or Old Dutch mosa (“moss”), from Proto-Germanic musą (“moss, bog, marsh”). More at moss.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.