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bras⋅se⋅rie

[bras-uh-ree; Fr. brasuh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries [-reez; Fr. -ree] .
an unpretentious restaurant, tavern, or the like, that serves drinks, esp. beer, and simple or hearty food.

Origin:
1860–65; < F: lit., brewery; MF, equiv. to brass(er) to brew (< Gallo-L *braciāre, deriv. of *brac- malt < Gaulish; cf. Welsh brag, MIr mraich, braich malt) + -erie -ery
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bras·se·rie   (brās'ə-rē', brās-rē')   
n.  A restaurant serving alcoholic beverages, especially beer, as well as food.

[French, from brasser, to malt, brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciāre, from Latin brace, malt, of Celtic origin.]
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brasserie 
1864, "brewery," from Fr., from M.Fr. brasser "to brew," from L. brace "grain used to prepare malt."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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