French toast

American  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of French toast

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 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

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

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

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

Meanwhile, her dad kept bringing in these plates of bacon and, for me, French toast strips I could pick up with my hands.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead