Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crème brûlée

/kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: cre-me brulee
IPA: /kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A crème brûlée into which had been blitzed those Provençal iced-marzipan biscuits called "calisson" was a crème brûlée adulterated."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French crème brûlée (literally “burnt cream”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

crème brûlées (plural) crèmes brûlées (plural) crèmes brûlée (plural) creme brulee (alternative) crème brulée (alternative)

Synonyms

brûlée burnt cream Cambridge cream Trinity cream

Questions

How do you pronounce crème brûlée?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/.
What does crème brûlée mean?: A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.
Where does crème brûlée come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French crème brûlée (literally “burnt cream”).

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