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brioche

bri·oche

 (brē-ôsh′, -ōsh′)
n.
A soft, light-textured bread made from eggs, butter, flour, and yeast and formed into a roll or a bun.

[French, from Old French, from broyer, brier, to knead, of Germanic origin; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]
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brioche

(ˈbriːəʊʃ; -ɒʃ; French briɔʃ)
n
(Cookery) a soft roll or loaf made from a very light yeast dough, sometimes mixed with currants
[C19: from Norman dialect, from brier to knead, of Germanic origin; compare French broyer to pound, break]
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bri•oche

(briˈoʊʃ, -ˈɒʃ, -ˈɔʃ)

n.
a light, rich, sweet roll of yeast-leavened dough.
[1820–30; < French, Middle French bri(er) to knead]
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brioche

- In French, it literally means "split up into small pieces."
See also related terms for small piece.
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brioche

A slightly sweet, soft bread roll made from a light yeast dough.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.brioche - a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweetbrioche - a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
bun, roll - small rounded bread either plain or sweet
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Translations
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brioche

brioche

[briˈɒʃ] nbrioche f
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passages between, are look-outs and brioches at the same time.
It is so now, and it was so two hundred years ago, only the brioche was not so large, and probably there were to be seen no trellises of lath around the brioche, which constitute an ornament, planted like gardes-fous along the passages that wind towards the little terrace.
In this article, we present the results obtained on low-fat brioches prepared with bacterial cultures producing diacetyl, EPS or a mixture of these two compounds.
CHIVE SCRAMBLED EGGS IN BRIOCHES THESE creamy scrambled eggs are delicious any time of day but, when served with France's favourite bread, they become the ultimate breakfast or brunch treat.
The 25-year-old Brioches la Boulangere rider, who is also French national champion, is leading Lance Armstrong by only 22 seconds.
The Australian, riding for Lotto-Domo, won his second stage of the 2004 edition by less than half a wheel from two of his main rivals for the green jersey.: TOUR LEADERS:1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo 3hrs 32mins 55secs, 2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole, 3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone, 4 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere, 5 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team, 6 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone, 7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon, 8 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner, 9 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Domina Vacanze, 10 Iuigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
General Classifications after stage 6: 1 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La BoulangAre 24hrs 37mins 30secs, 2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le CrAdit Par TAlAphone at 3.01, 3 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fdjeux.com at 4.06, 4 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Alessio-Bianchi at 6.06, 5 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC at 6.58, 6 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor at 9.35, 7 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor at 9.45, 8 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor at 9.51, 9 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor at 9.57, 10 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor at 9.59.
Wallow in choc-tastic cereals, cake, brioches, brownies and, of course, pains au chocolat for pounds 28 - but watch out for the pounds you'll gain.
Instead of a turkey main course, here are golden, warm inidividual brioches filled with a leek and gruyere filling and served with a white wine and tarragon suce, a beetroot and damson compote, roast parsnips and mustard greens.
The move, one of several Barilla has made in the last few years to become a diversified food company, will enable Barilla to offer ice cream to commercial outlets along with its Mulino Bianco, Pavesi and Tre Marie biscuits and brioches. Company CEO Luca Barilla said it "signifies an important advantage in distribution synergy geared primarily at coffee bars."
Paris has never appeared more unattractive than in Peter Gadol's latest novel, Light at Dusk, All sorts of strikes and demonstrations are Doing on, racist graffiti cover the beautiful buildings, the residents are fleeing, and everyone is tossing their stale bread into the Seine, so the river is covered with a scum of waterlogged baguettes, brioches, croissants, and pain au chocolat.