brûlée
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- noun
- /bruːˈleɪ/
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crème brûlée
- We finished off the night with the crème brûlée that was just as good.
- crème brûlée
You want the soup and the salad, you know, you want the Creme brulee and you want that Shim brulee.
- You want the soup and the salad, you know, you want the Creme brulee and you want that Shim brulee.
Examples
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I make a mean crème brûlée.
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Do you still like créme brûlée?
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Do you have crème brûlée?
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All right, first off, we have a delicious crème brûlée.
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Someday I hope to make the perfect crème brûlée.
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I would love to know a good recipe for crème brûlée.
Blog text (21) -
We had a wonderful meal of quail in wine followed by cups of rich coffee and orange crème brûlée.
Fiction book (1995) -
With the sweetness of crème brûlée and the aroma of cold coffee, this was a sweet treat that seemed more like a dessert than beer.
Blog text (17) -
Where to get it: Lillian makes consistently tasty Portuguese-style egg tarts with soft, flaky crusts and a filling just like crème brûlée.
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For dessert, I always order a crème brûlée with its delicious caramelized sugar crust.
Synonyms
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A rich baked custard with a hard sugar top
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Etymology
Brûlée comes from the French verb brûler 'to burn', and it literally means 'burnt'. A brûlée dessert is named for the way the cook burns the sugar on top to make a thin, crisp caramel layer.