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brûlée

brûlée noun: synonym of crème brûlée.

Noun

brûlée (countable and uncountable, plural brûlées)

  1. Synonym of crème brûlée.
    • Cook four extra brûlées to allow for casualties when turning them out […]2013, Philip Howard, The Square: Sweet, page 131
    • Use a chef's torch to lightly brown the tops of the brûlées, or place them under a hot broiler for just a couple of minutes […]2009, Grady Spears, June Naylor, Kelly Frazier, Cooking the Cowboy Way
    Synonyms:
    crème brûlée

Verb

brûlée (third-person singular simple present brûlées, present participle brûléeing, simple past and past participle brûléed)

  1. (transitive) To create a sugary crust (on food), using a chef's torch.

Synonyms of brûlée

Forms of brûlée

Noun
pluralbrûlées
Verb
third-person singular presentbrûlées
present participlebrûléeing
past participlebrûléed
pastbrûléed

Phrases with brûlée

Questions about brûlée

What does brûlée mean?
Brûlée means synonym of crème brûlée.
What part of speech is brûlée?
Brûlée can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of brûlée?
The plural of brûlée is brûlées.

Words near brûlée in the dictionary

  1. Brønsted-Lowry acid
  2. Brønsted-Lowry acids
  3. Brønsted-Lowry base
  4. Brønsted-Lowry bases
  5. Brørup
  6. brûlée
  7. brûléed
  8. brûléeing
  9. brûlées
  10. Brüggenian
  11. Brünhilde

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