pain aux raisins

English

Etymology

From French pain aux raisins (literally “raisin bread”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpan əʊ ɹeɪˈzan/, enPR: păn' ō rā-zănʹ

Noun

pain aux raisins (plural pains aux raisins)

1. A spiral pastry containing raisins, originating in France and often eaten for breakfast.

   Hypernym: raisin bread

   • 2011 December 11, Sally Clarke, “Lucian Freud remembered by Sally Clarke”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     What he ate for breakfast with us changed over the years, but it was Earl Grey tea in the beginning with milk and a huge pain aux raisins – the size of a saucer – which he devoured easily.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃ o ʁɛ.zɛ̃/, /pɛ̃ o ʁe.zɛ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

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Noun

pain aux raisins m (plural pains aux raisins)

1. pain aux raisins, raisin bread

   Synonyms: couque aux raisins, (Belgium) couque escargot, (Lorraine) escargot (literally “snail”), (Lyon) pain russe (literally “Russian bread”), (Algeria) pain suisse (literally “Swiss bread”)