brioche

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

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  • All he did, at stations where there was a long wait, was swallow down some coffee and sometimes a roll or a brioche . —  Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets - 04—Simenon, Georges
  • I poured myself a cup of punge and chose a savory brioche, then ordered my mind as I chewed, sipped, and swallowed. —  FSF,June2005
  • The chickpea fritter is swaddled in eggy brioche, along with a rich buffer of ricotta and sundried-tomato relish. —  Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories
  • And with Karlsson serving up dishes such as locally caught wild salmon in the shape of gravadlax with maple syrup and roasted lemon brioche, who needs sushi anyway? —  RSS — Articles on Sweden.se
  • Since my last King Cake was more like a brioche, I wanted to try another recipe this go. —  Mele Cotte
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  1. French, from Old French, from broyer, brier, to knead, of Germanic origin; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. French, a cake, fig. a blunder; origin unknown.
 

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