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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.


French toast British  

noun

  1. toast cooked on one side only

  2. bread dipped in beaten egg and lightly fried

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of French toast

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

France double dips his homemade French toast, first in an egg mixture combined with half-and-half, whole milk, cinnamon and powdered sugar and then into shredded coconut.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

He doesn’t expect to raise prices on his menu yet but is definitely feeling the squeeze because so many of his well-known dishes use eggs — including his popular French toast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

I’ve gotten some slightly stale baguettes which made for great baked French toast.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

Rufus reaches over and carves himself a piece of French toast and then chews it, savoring the bite with his head down and eyes closed.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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