noun
brie
bree
Brie (noun) means a soft, mild French cheese made from cow's milk with a white rind. Example: “They served warm brie with crackers and grapes.”
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A soft, mild French cheese made from cow's milk with a white rind.
"They served warm brie with crackers and grapes."
"A wheel of brie was the centrepiece of the cheese board."
"Up it goes to Instagram with the caption “I can’t brie-leave how good this is!!!”. There is no brie in this sandwich."
— Ruby Lott-Lavigna, I Spent a Day Eating at the Most Instagrammable Restaurants of 2017 (2017)
How to use brie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA soft French cheese with a white, edible rind.
Common pairings
baked brie
a wheel of brie
brie and crackers
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Word forms
- Plural
- bries
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Etymology
Named after Brie, the region of northern France where the cheese originated.
Rhymes for brie
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What does “brie” mean?
The word “brie” means a soft, mild French cheese made from cow's milk with a white rind. In plain terms, a soft French cheese with a white, edible rind.
How do you pronounce “brie”?
“Brie” is pronounced bree (/bɹiː/ in IPA).
How do you use “brie” in a sentence?
Here is “brie” used in a sentence: “They served warm brie with crackers and grapes.”
What part of speech is “brie”?
“Brie” is a noun.
