kouign-amann
English
editEtymology
editTraditionally, kouign-amann are baked in a large cake and served in slices (top), but it has become popular to prepare them as individual pastries (bottom).
Borrowed from Breton kouign-amann, from kouign (“brioche; bun; cake”) (ultimately from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)) + amann (“butter”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint; to smear”)).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkwiːn æˈmæn/, /-ˈmɑn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkwin æˈmæn/, /-ˈmɑn/
- Rhymes: -æn
Noun
editkouign-amann (countable and uncountable, plural kouign-amann or kouign-amanns)
Translations
edittraditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
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Further reading
edit- kouign-amann on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Breton
editEtymology
editFrom kouign (“cake”) + amann (“butter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkouign-amann f (plural kouignoù-amann)
Descendants
edit- → English: kouign-amann
- → French: kouign-amann
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Breton, from kouign (“cake”) + amann (“butter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkouign-amann m (plural kouign-amanns)
- kouign-amann
- Hypernym: gâteau
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