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crème brulée

crème brulée is the alternative spelling of crème brûlée.

Meaning of crème brûlée

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

Origin of crème brulée

From French crème brulée.

Questions about crème brulée

What is crème brulée the alternative spelling of?
Crème brulée is the alternative spelling of crème brûlée.

Words near crème brulée in the dictionary

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

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