brie

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brie, after the region of Brie, from Gaulish *brigā, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). Doublet of Brie; see also Bourgogne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹiː/ Rhymes: -iː Homophone: bree === Noun === brie (countable and uncountable, plural bries) An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== camembert === Anagrams === bier, rebi == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bri/ Hyphenation: brie Rhymes: -i === Noun === brie m (uncountable, no diminutive) brie (variety of French cheese) == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbriː/, [ˈbriː] Rhymes: -iː === Noun === brie brie ==== Usage notes ==== As the plural forms are somewhat awkward to use it may be advisable to replace the word in plural with a synonym such as: briejuusto (“brie as mass noun”), briepala (“piece of brie”), brieannos (“serving of brie”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== briejuusto ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “brie”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Named after Brie, France, from Gaulish *briga (“hill”). Doublet of Bourgogne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁi/ === Noun === brie m (plural bries) brie ==== Descendants ==== → English: brie → Esperanto: brio → Persian: بری (beri) === References === === Further reading === “brie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Manx == === Etymology === From Middle Irish braithid (“spy, disclose; perceive”), cognate with Irish braith and Scottish Gaelic brath. Doublet of brah from *brath. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brai/ === Verb === brie (verbal noun briaght, past participle briet) to ask, inquire (for information) Synonym: fenee to ask for, enquire after, seek [with son ‘after, for’] === References === == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === brie f (plural bries) (Jersey) sweetbread == Portuguese == === Etymology === From French brie. === Pronunciation === === Noun === brie m (plural bries) brie (variety of French cheese) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bri/ === Noun === brie n (uncountable) brie (variety of French cheese) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French brie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾi/ [ˈbɾi] Rhymes: -i === Noun === brie m (plural bries) brie (variety of French cheese) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “brie”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025