"brookie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brookies [plural]
Etymology: From brook + -ie (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|brook|ie|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix}} brook + -ie (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} brookie (plural brookies)
  1. (informal) A brook trout. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Salmonids
    Sense id: en-brookie-en-noun-rYWqtpJq Disambiguation of Salmonids: 95 5 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive) Disambiguation of English blends: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: brookies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of brownie + cookie. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|brownie|cookie}} Blend of brownie + cookie Head templates: {{en-noun}} brookie (plural brookies)
  1. A dessert with one layer being a cookie and the other being a brownie. Categories (topical): Desserts
    Sense id: en-brookie-en-noun-~PGcKVYa Disambiguation of Desserts: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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