French bread

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of baguette: a long thin loaf of bread with a thick crust and often having large bubbles of air inside, popular in and associated with France. informal, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes wordnet
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see French, bread. uncountable, usually

    "Boule refers to the shape of the traditional French breads—puffed rustic rounds scored by the village baker."

Example

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"Boule refers to the shape of the traditional French breads—puffed rustic rounds scored by the village baker."

Etymology

From French + bread, from being the stereotypical type of bread associated with France.