brasserie

American  

[bras-uh-ree, bras^uh-ree] / ˌbræs əˈri, brasəˈri /

noun

brasseries plural

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

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brasserie British  

/ ˈbræsərɪ /

noun

1. a bar in which drinks and often food are served

2. a small and usually cheap restaurant

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• brasseries
  plural

Etymology

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