brioche

noun

bri·​oche brē-ˈōsh How to pronounce brioche (audio) -ˈȯsh How to pronounce brioche (audio)
: light slightly sweet bread made with a rich yeast dough

Examples of brioche in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sample items: pear and gorgonzola flatbread ($17), burgers (angus or garden patty) on brioche buns, a roasted butternut squash panini ($17) and coq au vin ($29). Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024 The original hot chicken sandwich is $12.99 and served on a brioche bun with pickles, slaw, house sauce and concertina-style crinkle-cut fries, according to its online menu. Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024 Big Daddy Sandwich: Napa slaw, sriracha mayo, served on a soft brioche bun. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024 The lot is formed into a patty, gains crust from the grill and gets packed into a pleasantly sweet brioche bun. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024 Welcome Diner, Phoenix Welcome Diner is a beloved Phoenix hotspot offering five burgers, including the Welcome Burger made with a 6-ounce patty, mild cheddar, garlic aioli, ketchup, onion and pickles on a Noble brioche bun. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024 There are twelve pages on puff pastry and eighteen pages on brioches! Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Employees work with the team’s software engineering team to code the robot to maximize the team’s efficiency, including timing the arm to retrieve a burger from the oven the same time a brioche bun is finished toasting. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024 The mix of spicy and savory pairs well with the soft brioche bun. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French dialect, from brier to knead, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brehhan to break — more at break

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brioche was in 1826

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“Brioche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brioche. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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