"kouign-amann" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkwiːn æˈmæn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈmɑn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌkwin æˈmæn/ [General-American], /-ˈmɑn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kouign-amann.wav Forms: kouign-amann [plural], kouign-amanns [plural]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: 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”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-|*h₃engʷ-}}, {{bor|en|br|kouign-amann}} Breton kouign-amann, {{der|en|la|cuneus|t=wedge}} Latin cuneus (“wedge”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-|t=sharp}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃engʷ-|t=to anoint; to smear}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint; to smear”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|kouign-amann|+}} kouign-amann (countable and uncountable, plural kouign-amann or kouign-amanns)
  1. A traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Categories (place): Brittany Translations (traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar): kouign-amann [feminine] (Breton), kouign-amann [masculine] (French), קווין-אמאן (Hebrew), クイニーアマン (Japanese), кунь-аман (kunʹ-aman) (Russian), куинь-аман (kuinʹ-aman) (Russian), กวีญามันน์ (Thai), кунь-аман (kunʹ-aman) (Ukrainian), куїнь-аман (kujinʹ-aman) (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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