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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Some of my favorites in the area include breakfast spot Surrey’s, the award-winning Dakar NOLA, and French brasserie MaMou. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025 The menu will include brasserie classics like moules frites, escargots, charcuterie, seafood and other traditional French dishes. Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024 This French-Vietnamese brasserie is the perfect place to post up for lunch in one of its cozy booths inside or outside in its charming courtyard. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024 Lewis Nunn Millie's Lounge Snuggling into dark blue velvet booths surrounded by towering deep green columns, head to Millie’s Lounge—The Ned’s British brasserie, for superior afternoon teas. Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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