bris
bris · brises · brisses
Ritual male circumcisionRitual male circumcision; the ceremony in which this is performed.
/bɹɪs/
» To be good, pâte brisée should be light and flaky.
Meaning
1 senses(Judaism)Ritual male circumcision; the ceremony in which this is performed.
the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Examples
1 sentencesTo be good, pâte brisée should be light and flaky.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Yiddish ברית (bris), from Hebrew בְּרִית (bərîṯ, “covenant”).Borrowed from Yiddish ברית (bris), from Hebrew בְּרִית (bərîṯ, “covenant”).
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Forms
plural: brises / brisses / britotSynonyms
6 synonymscircumcision:brit milahbris milah
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbris periah
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular