brioche

«brioche» in Mova's school dictionary: A soft, sweet French bread made with eggs and butter… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a brioche, brioches; brioche, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

A soft, sweet French bread made with eggs and butter, often shaped like a bun with a little top knot. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is breakfast bread or a burger bun; in French lessons it is a French word kept in English. In history the line "Let them eat cake" is really "qu'ils mangent de la brioche" in French. Phrases: "brioche bun", "a slice of brioche".

examples

• I had a brioche with jam for breakfast. tree →
• The burger came in a shiny brioche bun. tree →
• Brioche is softer and sweeter than normal bread. tree →
• We baked brioche in French class. tree →
• The baker brushed the brioche with egg so it would shine. tree →

note

Pronounced "BREE-osh". Can be countable (a brioche, two brioches) or uncountable (some brioche). It contains eggs, milk and butter, so it is not suitable for people with egg or milk allergies.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «brioche» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.