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kouign-amann

/ˌkwiːn æˈmæn/US/ˌkwin æˈmæn/

kouign-amann noun: a traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar.

Noun

kouign-amann (countable and uncountable, plural kouign-amann or kouign-amanns)

  1. A traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar.

kouign-amann meaning in Thai

kouign-amann in Thai

traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
กวีญามันน์

Forms of kouign-amann

pluralkouign-amann
pluralkouign-amanns

Origin of kouign-amann

Borrowed from Breton kouign-amann, from kouign (“brioche; bun; cake”) (ultimately from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)) + amann (“butter”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint; to smear”)).

Words that rhyme with kouign-amann

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Questions about kouign-amann

What does kouign-amann mean?
Kouign-amann means a traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar.
What is kouign-amann in Thai?
Kouign-amann in Thai is กวีญามันน์. See Kouign-amann meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is kouign-amann?
Kouign-amann is a noun.
How do you pronounce kouign-amann?
Kouign-amann is pronounced /ˌkwiːn æˈmæn/ (UK).
What is the plural of kouign-amann?
The plural of kouign-amann is kouign-amann.

Words near kouign-amann in the dictionary

  1. Kough
  2. Koughs
  3. kouhai
  4. kouhais
  5. Kouhu
  6. kouign-amann
  7. kouign-amanns
  8. Koujeng Leima
  9. koukoulia
  10. koukoulion
  11. koula

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