French bread
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1.0
- noun
- /frɛntʃ brɛd/
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pan francés
- Street vendors hawk flowers and loaves of French bread.
- a loaf of French bread
- slices of French bread
- crusty French bread
Probably like, French bread is really good, you know, like crusty bread.
- Probably like, French bread is really good, you know, like crusty bread.
- It doesn't have to take a piece of Wonder Bread, little perfect cells and take a good piece of French bread.
- She would be TV, dinner, food on lap, foie gras, a ton of butter, French bread, glass of red wine, spliff.
Examples
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About this time, Julia Child began to lecture on the nature of French bread.
Fiction book (2002) -
"What are you interested in?" I buttered a piece of hot French bread.
Fiction book (1992) -
All this time I thought I was eating French bread.
Fiction book (1998) -
The food was excellent, served with rice and French bread.
Fiction book (1993) -
I was bringing home some French bread and red roses.
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So, what's the difference between a good and a bad French bread?
Fiction book (2002) -
I mopped up the sauce with a piece of French bread.
Fiction book (1990) -
Neumann served red wine and French bread with the mushrooms.
Fiction book (2002) -
Nothing is better than a plain slice of French bread with jam, Nutella, or scones with cream and jam.
Blog text (2) -
On Friday afternoons, many wait outside to buy Andre's fabulous French bread, warm from the oven.
Synonyms
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2.6
A long thin loaf of French bread with a crisp crust and soft inside
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2.8
Bread made with a natural starter that has a slightly sour taste and a chewy crust
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9.3
A large round loaf of bread with a thick crust
A long thin loaf of white bread with a crisp crust, like a baguette
A long thin bread like a narrow baguette
A round loaf of bread with a thick crust and soft inside
How Crusty
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'French bread' is a straightforward combination of 'French' (relating to France) + 'bread', so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a type or style of bread associated with France. Cultural specifics like crustiness, baguette shape, or sourdough qualities are not fully deducible from the words alone, but the core meaning (bread from/associated with France) is directly compositional and predictable.
Etymology
French bread comes from the way bakers in France made long, white loaves with a crisp crust. Because people thought of that look as from France, calling a crusty, long white loaf 'French bread' became the usual name for that kind of bread.