brûlée

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See also: brulée

English

Noun

brûlée (countable and uncountable, plural brûlées)

  1. Synonym of crème brûlée
    • 2013, Philip Howard, The Square: Sweet, page 131:
      Cook four extra brûlées to allow for casualties when turning them out […]
    • 2009, Grady Spears, June Naylor, Kelly Frazier, Cooking the Cowboy Way:
      Use a chef's torch to lightly brown the tops of the brûlées, or place them under a hot broiler for just a couple of minutes […]

Verb

brûlée (third-person singular simple present brûlées, present participle brûléeing, simple past and past participle brûléed)

  1. (cooking, transitive) To create a sugary crust (on food), using a chef's torch.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁy.le/
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  • Rhymes: -e

Participle

brûlée f sg

  1. feminine singular of brûlé

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Etymology

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Noun

brûlée f (plural brûlées)

  1. thrashing

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