french toast
UK/ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtəʊst//ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtoʊst/
french toast is the alternative spelling of French toast.
Noun capitalized: French toast
French toast (countable and uncountable, plural French toasts)
- Food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying.
- I'd like syrup on my French toast.
- Synonyms:
- eggy bread, freedom toast
Synonyms of french toast
Forms of french toast
| plural | french toasts |
|---|---|
| plural | French toasts |
| alternative form | french toast |
Origin of french toast
First recorded use in 1660, in a recipe without eggs, in the current sense from 1870s. The common French name for the dish is pain perdu (literally “lost bread”).
Words formed from french toast
Questions about french toast
- What does french toast mean?
- French toast means food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying.
- What is french toast the alternative spelling of?
- French toast is the alternative spelling of French toast.
- What part of speech is french toast?
- French toast is a noun.
- How do you pronounce french toast?
- French toast is pronounced /ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtəʊst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of french toast?
- The plural of french toast is french toasts.
Words near french toast in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: french toast (page history and authors); French toast (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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