Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal, uncountable, usually)Synonym of baguette: a long thin loaf of bread with a thick crust and often having large bubbles of air inside, popular in and associated with France.

  2. (uncountable, usually)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see French, bread: any of many types of bread made in France or said to be made faithfully in the style thereof.

More definitions
  • a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes

Origin

From French + bread, from being the stereotypical type of bread associated with France.

From French + bread, from being the stereotypical type of bread associated with France.

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Forms

plural: French breads
SingularFrench bread

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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