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# brioche

noun (a brioche, brioches; brioche, uncountable)

«brioche» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A soft, sweet French bread made with eggs and butter, often shaped like a bun with a little top knot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is breakfast bread or a burger bun; in French lessons it is a French word kept in English. In history the line "Let them eat cake" is really "qu'ils mangent de la brioche" in French. Phrases: "brioche bun", "a slice of brioche".

### Examples

- I had a brioche with jam for breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/#x1)
- The burger came in a shiny brioche bun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/#x2)
- Brioche is softer and sweeter than normal bread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/#x3)
- We baked brioche in French class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/#x4)
- The baker brushed the brioche with egg so it would shine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/#x5)

### Note

Pronounced "BREE-osh". Can be countable (a brioche, two brioches) or uncountable (some brioche). It contains eggs, milk and butter, so it is not suitable for people with egg or milk allergies.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «brioche» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brioche/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brioche» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brioche.html) on Mova free.