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brioche

[bree-ohsh, -osh; Fr. bree-awsh] Origin

bri·oche

[bree-ohsh, -osh; Fr. bree-awsh]
noun, plural -och·es [-oh-shiz, -osh-iz; Fr. -awsh] .
a light, sweet bun or roll made with eggs, yeast, and butter.

Origin:
1820–30; < French, Middle French (Norman dial.), equivalent to bri(er) to knead (< Germanic; see break) + -oche noun suffix
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Brioche is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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brioche (ˈbriːəʊʃ, -ɒʃ, French briɔʃ)
 
n
a soft roll or loaf made from a very light yeast dough, sometimes mixed with currants
 
[C19: from Norman dialect, from brier to knead, of Germanic origin; compare French broyer to pound, break]

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brioche
enriched type of French bread, 1826, from Fr. brioche (15c.), from brier "to knead the dough," Norman form of broyer "to grind, pound," from W.Gmc. *brekan "to break." (see break).
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