Meaning
croissant, brioche
- A sweet pastry eaten for breakfast, often shaped like a crescent or filled with jam or cream
In a sentence
Prendo un cappuccino e una brioche alla crema, per favore.
I'll have a cappuccino and a cream croissant, please.
Ti piace mangiare la brioche al bar ogni mattina?
Do you like eating a croissant at the cafe every morning?
Oggi non ho preso la brioche perché non avevo fame.
Today I didn't get a croissant because I wasn't hungry.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| brioche | feminine · singular |
| brioche | feminine · plural |
| brioche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Borrowed from French; invariable in plural (le brioche).
- In Northern Italy it often designates what Central and Southern Italians call a 'cornetto'.