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French toast

noun
/ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtəʊst/UK/ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtoʊst/US

Etymology

First recorded use in 1660, in a recipe without eggs, in the current sense from 1870s. The common French name for the dish is pain perdu (literally “lost bread”).

Definitions

  1. Food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying.

    • I'd like syrup on my French toast.

  2. Alternative spelling of French toast.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA