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pain de mie

pain de mie noun: a type of soft bread made with sugar, with a soft crust and interior.

pain de mie: a type of soft bread made with sugar, with a soft crust and interior
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Noun

pain de mie (uncountable)

  1. A type of soft bread made with sugar, with a soft crust and interior.

Origin of pain de mie

Borrowed from French pain de mie.

Questions about pain de mie

What does pain de mie mean?
Pain de mie means a type of soft bread made with sugar, with a soft crust and interior.
What part of speech is pain de mie?
Pain de mie is a noun.

Words near pain de mie in the dictionary

  1. pain aux raisins
  2. pain compliance
  3. pain d'épice
  4. pain d'épices
  5. pain de campagne
  6. pain de mie
  7. pain disorder
  8. pain in one's arse
  9. pain in one's ass
  10. pain in the arse
  11. pain in the ass

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