brioche

 
Pronunciation: /briːˈɒʃ, ˈbriːɒʃ/

noun

  • a light sweet yeast bread typically in the form of a small round roll: she ate a brioche and drank milky coffee [mass noun]: scallops crumbed in brioche

Origin:

French, from Norman French brier, synonym of broyer, literally 'split up into very small pieces by pressure'

Spelling help

Spell brioche with -che at the end; it is a French word.