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

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