"kouign-amann" meaning in French

See kouign-amann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kwi.ɲa.man/, /kwi.nja.man/, /ku.ɲa.man/, /ku.nja.man/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ncfavier-kouign-amann.wav Forms: kouign-amanns [plural]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Borrowed from Breton, from kouign (“cake”) + amann (“butter”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|br|-}} Borrowed from Breton Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|head=kouign-amann}} kouign-amann m (plural kouign-amanns)
  1. kouign-amann Wikipedia link: fr:kouign-amann Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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