vol-au-vent /ˌvɒl.əʊˈvɑ̃/ noun1 •A small circular piece of puff pastry with a hole for various fillings, such as mushrooms, prawns, fruit, cheese, etc.A few offered to come for me, but they’re all up to their eyes in flans and vols-au-vent and God knows what else, so I told them I’d made my own arrangements. — 2009 formsvol au vents · vol-au-vents · vols-au-vent