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brioche

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /bɹiːˈaʃ/
  • UK: /ˈbriːɒʃ/
  • UK: /briːˈɒʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: B R IY2 OW1 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B R IY1 AA0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: viennoiserie

2

noun

Meaning 2

A knitted cushion for the feet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bun, roll

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French brioche.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: brioix — type of bun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布莉歐 /布莉欧 (bùlì'ōu) — type of bun
  • Czech: brioška — type of bun
  • Dutch: brioche — type of bun
  • Finnish: briossi — type of bun
  • French: brioche — type of bun
  • German: Brioche — type of bun
  • German: Apostelkuchen — type of bun
  • Hungarian: briós — type of bun
  • Ido: briocho — type of bun
  • Italian: brioche — type of bun
  • Italian: brioscia — type of bun
  • Japanese: ブリオッシュ (Buriosshu) — type of bun
  • Korean: 브리오슈 (beuriosyu) — type of bun
  • Marathi: ब्रिओश (brioś) — type of bun
  • Polish: brioche — type of bun
  • Polish: brioszka — type of bun
  • Portuguese: brioche — type of bun
  • Russian: брио́шь (brióšʹ) — type of bun
  • Spanish: pan de yema — type of bun
  • Spanish: bollo suizo — type of bun
  • Spanish: brioche — type of bun
  • Spanish: briosh — type of bun
  • Swedish: brioche — type of bun
  • Turkish: briyoş — type of bun
  • Ukrainian: бріош (brioš) — type of bun