This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
brasserie
[ bras-uh-ree; French brasuh-ree ]
/ ˌbræs əˈri; French brasəˈri /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
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.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use brasserie in a sentence
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012