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brie

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Etymology

Borrowed from French brie, after the region of Brie, from Gaulish *brigā, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (hill, fortress). Doublet of Brie; see also Bourgogne.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie (countable and uncountable, plural bries)

  1. An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.
    • 1996, Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray, “Don't Marry Her”, in Blue Is the Colour, performed by The Beautiful South:
      And your socks smell of angels / But your life smells of brie
    • 2017 December 15, Ruby Lott-Lavigna, “I Spent a Day Eating at the Most Instagrammable Restaurants of 2017”, in VICE:
      Up it goes to Instagram with the caption “I can’t brie-leave how good this is!!!”. There is no brie in this sandwich.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie m (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

Noun

brie

  1. brie

Usage notes

As the plural forms are somewhat awkward to use it may be advisable to replace the word in plural with a synonym such as: briejuusto (brie as mass noun), briepala (piece of brie), brieannos (serving of brie).

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