brasserie

[ bras-uh-ree; French brasuh-ree ]

/ ˌbræs əˈri; French brasəˈri /

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noun, plural bras·se·ries

[bras-uh-reez; French brasuh-ree]. /ˌbræs əˈriz; French brasəˈri/.

an unpretentious restaurant, tavern, or the like, that serves drinks, especially beer, and simple or hearty food.

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Origin of brasserie

1860–65; <French: literally, brewery; Middle French, equivalent to brass(er) to brew (<Gallo-Latin *braciāre, derivative of *brac- malt <Gaulish; compare Welsh brag, MIr mraich, braich malt) + -erie-ery

Words nearby brasserie

brassard, brass band, brassbound, brass-collar, brassed off, brasserie, brassey, brass farthing, brass hat, brassica, brassicaceous

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How to use brasserie in a sentence

There’s the Hive, which specializes in honey recipes and has its own bees just outside the window, and a brasserie where an enormous Damien Hirst sculpture of a crystal Pegasus flies overhead.
Another London must-see: Selfridges, the iconic luxury department store|Nancy Nathan|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
For example, restaurants should turn the music down to discourage customers from talking loudly, says Sam Harrison, who owns a brasserie called Sam’s Riverside in London.
How to make restaurants safer during the pandemic|Charlotte Jee|October 28, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Lastly, we taste a smooth Volcelest Triple from Brasserie de la Vallée de Chevreuse, about 40 minutes outside Île-de-France.
Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France|Jeff Campagna|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Many of them take a page out of the brasserie history books and maintain small, local operations.
Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France|Jeff Campagna|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

That's what law professor Paul Campos told me, sitting at a table in Brasserie Beck after a Cato panel on law schools.
Law School Enrollments are Plummeting. What Happens Next?|Megan McArdle|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The cellar was immediately under a ruined brasserie, and in the grounds of the latter was a solitary German grave.
The Romance of the Red Triangle|Arthur Keysall Yapp
On either side of the boulevard were shops and cafs, mostly cafs, with every now and then a brasserie, or beer hall.
The Lion and The Mouse|Charles Klein
The brasserie at the corner of Rue Maubeuge stands on the site of the ancient cemetery des Porcherons.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
You—a Levantine dancing girl—a common painted thing of the public footlights—a creature of brasserie and cabaret!
The Moonlit Way|Robert W. Chambers
But the slop and swish of the rain did not prevent the brasserie of The Fallen Angels from being filled with noisy drinkers.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for brasserie

brasserie

/ (ˈbræsərɪ) /

noun

a bar in which drinks and often food are served

a small and usually cheap restaurant

Word Origin for brasserie

C19: from French, from brasser to stir, brew

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