different between brie vs camambert

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?i?/
• Rhymes: -i?
• Homophone: bree

Noun

brie (uncountable)

1. A variety of soft, mild French cheese made from cow's milk.

Translations

See also

• camembert

Anagrams

• bier

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri/
• Hyphenation: brie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

brie m (uncountable)

1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bri?/, [?bri?]

Noun

brie

1. 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

French

Etymology

Named after Brie, France, from Gaulish briga (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?i/

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

1. brie

References

Further reading

• “brie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Manx

Verb

brie (verbal noun briaght)

1. ask (for information)

Synonyms

• fenee

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

brie f (plural bries)

1. (Jersey) sweetbread

Portuguese

Etymology

From French brie

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri/

Noun

brie n (uncountable)

1. brie (variety of French cheese)

Spanish

Etymology

From French brie.

Noun

brie m (plural bries)

1. brie (variety of French cheese)