French toast

American  

noun

French toasts plural

1. bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.

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French toast British  

noun

1. toast cooked on one side only

2. bread dipped in beaten egg and lightly fried

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• French toasts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of French toast

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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French toast

Dessert revives malt bread as French toast alongside sea buckthorn and pumpkin held through autumn and sharpened into sorbet.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

“It’s happened that way,” Davis said over a late breakfast of French toast and bacon at a diner not far from the Las Vegas strip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

We brunched on the restaurant’s chorizo omelet, braised beef empanadas and a towering lemon berry French toast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

Most recipes for French toast will tell you to dip your bread in custard before cooking, but France has a tip to ensure that your toast isn’t served heavy and soggy.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2025

Finn remembered that the last time Mom had made French toast, it was because she’d gotten overwhelmed with her job and had to work an entire Saturday.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix