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crèmes brûlée

crèmes brûlée is the plural 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

Questions about crèmes brûlée

What is crèmes brûlée the plural of?
Crèmes brûlée is the plural of crème brûlée.

Words near crèmes brûlée in the dictionary

  1. crème sodas
  2. crème-y
  3. crèmed
  4. crèmes
  5. crèmes anglaises
  6. crèmes brûlée
  7. crèmes brûlées
  8. crèmes caramels
  9. crèmes de cacao
  10. crèmes fraîches
  11. crèmey

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