French toast

American

noun

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

French toast British

noun

toast cooked on one side only
bread dipped in beaten egg and lightly fried

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Noun Inflected Forms

French toasts

plural

Etymology

Origin of French toast

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Over French toast and black coffee, Hobert mused about the career she never saw coming.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 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

Never before has French toast with bacon and maple syrup tasted so good.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

Something like French toast, if we had any eggs.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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