brioche

American  

[bree-ohsh, -osh, bree-awsh] / ˈbri oʊʃ, -ɒʃ, briˈɔʃ /

noun

• brioches
  plural

1. a light, sweet bun or roll made with eggs, yeast, and butter.

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brioche British  

/ ˈbriːəʊʃ, briɔʃ, -ɒʃ /

noun

1. a soft roll or loaf made from a very light yeast dough, sometimes mixed with currants

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• brioches
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of brioche

1820–30; < French, Middle French (Norman dial.), equivalent to bri ( er ) to knead (< Germanic; see break) + -oche noun suffix

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Explanation

Brioche is a soft, slightly sweet French bread made with butter and eggs. A toasted slice of brioche slathered with jam would make a delicious afternoon snack. Brioche, like challah or fluffy dinner rolls, is enriched — that means it's a yeast bread with extra ingredients that give it a richer flavor and a tender texture. You can eat brioche for breakfast, use it for sandwiches, or turn it into French toast or bread pudding after it's gone a bit stale. The first use of brioche in French dates from the 15th century, and the word derives from brier, "to knead the dough."

Example Sentences

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brioche brioches

In the kitchen, Kai rolls out dough for buckwheat brioche bread paired with herb butter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

These folks are way beyond asking if the boulangeries are out of brioche as well as baguettes.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026

Meyer likes a brioche bun, preferably with sesame seeds: “It’s important that it’s sturdy, but soft enough so teeth glide through.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Instead of the usual freeze-dried nutrients that astronauts eat, Adenot, 42, will be choosing from the likes of "Foie gras cream on toasted brioche" and "Lobster bisque with crab and caraway".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

I went in and stood at the zinc bar and an old man served me a glass of white wine and a brioche.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

A popular French bakery brand has issued a recall of some chocolate-and-hazelnut-filled brioches over concerns they may pose a choking hazard.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Later, the counter began to crowd with flaky croissants, sticky pastry, brioches with amber sheen.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

It is an absolute no from HTE to all baps, buns, brioches, barmcakes, cobs, teacakes, morning rolls, oven-bottoms, soda farls and other regional bread roll variations.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2020

Julia Grossman, Mr. Moore’s partner in this venture, is the baker turning out croissants, brioches and such for breakfast and beyond, paired with Mr. Moore’s homey pâtés, terrines, mushroom fricassees and Parisian sandwich fillings.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2018

Here we had an hour with them in the garden where many flowers are abloom, and exchanged travel experiences and home gossip over brioches, the famous white wine of Vouvray and glasses of orange-flower water.

From In Château Land by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton

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