kouign-amann

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkwiːn æˈmæn/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈmɑn/
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• General-American: /ˌkwin æˈmæn/
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• General-American: /-ˈmɑn/
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• rhymes with -æn
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Borrowed from Breton kouign-amann, from kouign (“brioche; bun; cake”) (ultimately from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ- (“sharp”)) + amann (“butter”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h3engw- (“to anoint; to smear”)).

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Breton: kouign-amann — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
• French: kouign-amann — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
• Hebrew: קווין־אמאן — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
• Japanese: クイニーアマン — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
• Russian: кунь-аман (kunʹ-aman) — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
• Russian: куинь-аман (kuinʹ-aman) — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
• Thai: กวีญามันน์ — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
• Ukrainian: кунь-аман (kunʹ-aman) — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
• Ukrainian: куїнь-аман (kujinʹ-aman) — traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar