Definition of 'bread'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense breads
, present participle breading
, past tense, past participle breaded
3. uncountable noun [usually with poss]
4. verb [usually passive]
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bread in British English
verb
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Word origin
Old English brēad; related to Old Norse braud, Old Frisian brād, Old High German brōtWord Frequency
bread in American English
(bred)
transitive verb
9. Cookery
to cover with breadcrumbs or meal
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Derived forms
breadless adjective
breadlessness
noun
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[bef. 950; 1950–55 for def. 3; ME breed, OE brēad fragment, morsel, bread; c. G Brot]Word Frequency
bread in Hospitality
(brɛd)
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, breakfast)
Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and usually yeast.
He wants a ham and salad sandwich on brown bread.
We bake our own bread using good quality flour.
Do not put a whole loaf of bread on the table, just slices.
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a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
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a sauce for pasta, consisting of basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, oil, and Parmesan cheese, all crushed together
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a highly seasoned sauce made of tomatoes cooked with chilli and other spices and seasonings
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designating or cooked in a sauce consisting of white wine and mushrooms
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a sauce which is similar to mayonnaise which consists of eggs, mustard, vinegar and cream, and is used mostly on salad and sandwiches
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bread
British English: bread
/brɛd/ NOUN
Bread is a food made from flour, water, and often yeast.
...a loaf of bread.
- American English: bread /ˈbrɛd/
- Arabic: خُبْز
- Brazilian Portuguese: pão
- Chinese: 面包
- Croatian: kruh
- Czech: chléb
- Danish: brød
- Dutch: brood
- European Spanish: pan
- Finnish: leipä
- French: pain
- German: Brot
- Greek: ψωμί
- Italian: pane
- Japanese: パン
- Korean: 식빵
- Norwegian: brød
- Polish: chleb
- European Portuguese: pão
- Romanian: pâine
- Russian: хлеб
- Latin American Spanish: pan
- Swedish: bröd
- Thai: ขนมปัง
- Turkish: ekmek
- Ukrainian: хліб
- Vietnamese: bánh mì
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