brasserie

noun

bras·​se·​rie ˌbras-ˈrē How to pronounce brasserie (audio)
ˌbra-sə-
: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food

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High-end hotels like the Ritz in Paris have joined corner brasseries in offering mocktails alongside cocktails on their restaurant menus. Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025 That’s why the two-level Red Katz has the allure of a Parisian brasserie, the flamboyance of a 1930s New York City speakeasy and a mouthwatering menu that beautifully blends their Asian roots and French epicureanism. Lily Templeton, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025 Decor is a chic industrial aesthetic inspired by NYC brasseries and the atmosphere is buzzy. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 The massive space is tastefully divided by mahogany wood and glass partitions, and the 20-foot bar was imported from Paris—a true touch of brasserie style. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for brasserie

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, brewery, from Middle French brasser to brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciare, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh brag malt

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brasserie was in 1825

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“Brasserie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brasserie. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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