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pain aux raisins

UK/ˌpan əʊ ɹeɪˈzan/

pain aux raisins noun: a spiral pastry containing raisins, originating in France and often eaten for breakfast.

Noun

pain aux raisins (plural pains aux raisins)

  1. A spiral pastry containing raisins, originating in France and often eaten for breakfast.
    • What he ate for breakfast with us changed over the years, but it was Earl Grey tea in the beginning with milk and a huge pain aux raisins – the size of a saucer – which he devoured easily.2011 December 11, Sally Clarke, “Lucian Freud remembered by Sally Clarke”, in The Guardian

Forms of pain aux raisins

pluralpains aux raisins

Origin of pain aux raisins

From French pain aux raisins (literally “raisin bread”).

Questions about pain aux raisins

What does pain aux raisins mean?
Pain aux raisins means a spiral pastry containing raisins, originating in France and often eaten for breakfast.
What part of speech is pain aux raisins?
Pain aux raisins is a noun.
How do you pronounce pain aux raisins?
Pain aux raisins is pronounced /ˌpan əʊ ɹeɪˈzan/ (UK).
What is the plural of pain aux raisins?
The plural of pain aux raisins is pains aux raisins.

Words near pain aux raisins in the dictionary

  1. Paimon
  2. Paimpol
  3. pain
  4. pain and suffering
  5. pain au chocolat
  6. pain aux raisins
  7. pain compliance
  8. pain d'épice
  9. pain d'épices
  10. pain de campagne
  11. pain de mie

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