crème brûlée
noun/kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French crème brûlée (literally “burnt cream”).
Definitions
A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.
- A crème brûlée into which had been blitzed those Provençal iced-marzipan biscuits called "calisson" was a crème brûlée adulterated.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA