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- [french bred]
- /frɛntʃ brɛd/
- /frentʃ bred/
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- [french bred]
- /frɛntʃ brɛd/
Definitions of french bread words
- noun french bread a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3). 1
- noun french bread baguette 1
- uncountable noun french bread French bread is white bread which is baked in long, thin loaves. 0
- noun french bread white bread in a long slender loaf that is made from a water dough and has a crisp brown crust 0
- noun french bread a bread made with white flour in a long, slender loaf with a hard, crisp crust 0
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Origin of french bread
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for French bread
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
french bread popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
french bread usage trend in Literature
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