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

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

I plan to resurrect our holiday tradition this year — and might even gift him a bottle of it over the Culver City cafe’s strawberry French toast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024

Dad sat at the dining room table, staring at his phone, and there was a stack of French toast and a pile of bacon awaiting my arrival.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas