Phrase guide

crème brûlée

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/
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noun

Meaning 1

A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brûlée, burnt cream, Cambridge cream, Trinity cream

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French crème brûlée (literally “burnt cream”).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كريم بروليه (krēm brūlé) — dessert
  • Arabic: كريم بروليه (krēm brūlē) — dessert
  • Bulgarian: крем брюле́ (krem brjulé) — dessert
  • Catalan: crema cremada — dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 焦糖奶油 (jiāotáng nǎiyóu) — dessert
  • Czech: crème brûlée — dessert
  • Dutch: crème brûlée — dessert
  • Finnish: crème brûlée — dessert
  • Finnish: paahtovanukas — dessert
  • French: crème brûlée — dessert
  • German: Crème brulée — dessert
  • German: Crème brûlée — dessert
  • Hungarian: égetett krém — dessert
  • Italian: crème brûlée — dessert
  • Japanese: クレームブリュレ (kurēmu buryure) — dessert
  • Korean: 크렘 브륄레 (keurem beurwille) — dessert
  • Lithuanian: krembriulė — dessert
  • Marathi: क्रेम ब्रूले (krem brūle) — dessert
  • Polish: crème brûlée — dessert
  • Portuguese: crème brûlée — dessert
  • Russian: крем-брюле́ (krem-brjulé) — dessert
  • Spanish: crema catalana — dessert
  • Swedish: crème brûlée — dessert
  • Vietnamese: kem cháy — dessert