As a Noun: 1. A very light pastry made with eggs, which puffs up the dough to make a cavity. The inside is usually filled with flavoured cream, typically used for eclairs and profiteroles. English = choux pastry. Note: 1. There appears to be no commonly used Auslan sign for CHOUX PASTRY (but signers can represent this visually using depicting signs in context). Source of the following recommended signs or sign expressions for ‘choux pastry’: DeafConnectED/Melbourne Polytechnic. 2. Suggested sign #1 3. 4. Suggested sign #2 5.