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brioche
[
bree
-ohsh
,
-osh
;
Fr.
b
r
ee-
awsh
]
Origin
Brioche
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bri·oche
/
ˈbri
oʊʃ
,
-ɒʃ
;
Fr.
briˈɔʃ
/
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[
bree
-ohsh
,
-osh
;
Fr.
b
r
ee-
awsh
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-och·es
/
-oʊ
ʃɪz
,
-ɒʃ
ɪz
;
Fr.
-ˈɔʃ
/
Show Spelled
[
-oh-shiz
,
-osh-iz
;
Fr.
-
awsh
]
Show IPA
.
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
(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
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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