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brioche


Definition of brioche

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'

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

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