brasserie

noun

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

Examples of brasserie in a Sentence

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Located within the Design Miami fair’s bustling pavilion, Michael’s Genuine Bistro will transport guests to the charming cafes and brasseries of Paris. Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 About a 20-minute drive to Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, this Main Street oasis has a divine subterranean spa, a modern Texas brasserie called CBD Provisions with superb shrimp and grits and steak alike, and a prime location on Main Street in downtown Dallas. Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024 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 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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