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

They’ve got great French toast, and they do a Thai-style fried chicken and waffles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

“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

And if they count as sandwiches, then what about French toast topped with fruit and sauce?

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

She has the kind of mouth that always rests in a faint smile, and she smells a little like French toast.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli