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brulée

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bru⋅lé

[broo-ley, broo-lee; Fr. bry-ley]
–noun, plural -lés [-leyz, -leez; Fr. -ley] .
1. (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
2. Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.
Also, bru⋅lée.


Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; < F: burnt, ptp. of brûler; see broil 1
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