brasserie

noun

bras·​se·​rie ˌbras-ˈrē How to pronounce brasserie (audio)
ˌbra-sə-
: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food

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Donna and Brenda eat dinner at a very sophisticated brasserie called, well, Brasserie. Maris Kreizman, Vulture, 18 July 2024 The all-day-dining love-in continues at Holland Park's resurgent brasserie, Julie's. Charlie Teasdale, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024 Unlike other domestic hotels that have enlisted a safe Western approach for their restaurants with brasseries and steakhouses, The Setai Miami Beach never did. Katie Chang, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 Plans include 15 luxury suites, six guesthouses, two on-site restaurants (one fine dining, one brasserie), a spa, and a pool. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for brasserie 

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, brewery, from Middle French brasser to brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciare, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh brag malt

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brasserie was in 1825

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“Brasserie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brasserie. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.

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