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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; < F, MF (Norman dial.), equiv. to bri(er) to knead (< Gmc; see break ) + -oche n. suffix
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bri·oche   (brē-ôsh', -ōsh')   


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n.  A soft, light-textured bread made from eggs, butter, flour, and yeast and formed into a roll or a bun.

[French, from Old French, from broyer, brier, to knead, of Germanic origin; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]
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