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crème brûlée

/kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/

crème brûlée noun: a dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.

Noun

crème brûlée (countable and uncountable, plural crème brûlées or crèmes brûlées or crèmes brûlée)

  1. A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.
    • A crème brûlée into which had been blitzed those Provençal iced-marzipan biscuits called "calisson" was a crème brûlée adulterated.2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022

crème brûlée meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Vietnamese

crème brûlée in Marathi

dessert
क्रेम ब्रूले krem brūle

crème brûlée in Arabic

dessert
كريم بروليه krēm brūlé

crème brûlée in Vietnamese

dessert
kem cháy

Synonyms of crème brûlée

Forms of crème brûlée

pluralcrème brûlées
pluralcrèmes brûlées
pluralcrèmes brûlée
alternative formcreme brulee
alternative formcrème brulée

Origin of crème brûlée

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

Questions about crème brûlée

What does crème brûlée mean?
Crème brûlée means a dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.
What is crème brûlée in Marathi?
Crème brûlée in Marathi is क्रेम ब्रूले (krem brūle). See Crème brûlée meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is crème brûlée?
Crème brûlée is a noun.
How do you pronounce crème brûlée?
Crème brûlée is pronounced /kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/.
What is the plural of crème brûlée?
The plural of crème brûlée is crème brûlées.

Words near crème brûlée in the dictionary

  1. crèches
  2. crème
  3. crème anglaise
  4. crème anglaises
  5. crème brulée
  6. crème brûlée
  7. crème brûlées
  8. crème caramel
  9. crème caramels
  10. crème chantilly
  11. crème de cacao

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