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brasserie

noun

bras·​se·​rie ˌbras-ˈrē How to pronounce brasserie (audio)
ˌbra-sə-
: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food

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This boutique brasserie serving up lunch and dinner downtown is set in an early 20th-century house with an equally impressive garden. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025 It was conceived as a brasserie serving 400 people per night, but that mission changed when Daniel Humm and Will Guidara purchased the restaurant from Meyer in 2011. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025 From the butcher's case section of the menu are a variety of steaks, from its 28-day aged Kansas City Strip ($120) to teres major au poivre ($48) and 6-ounce brasserie burger ($28). Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025 Here are some empty brasserie tables. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brasserie

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, brewery, from Middle French brasser to brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciare, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh brag malt

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brasserie was in 1825

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“Brasserie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brasserie. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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