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kouign-amann

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English

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Etymology

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Traditionally, 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

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Noun

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kouign-amann (countable and uncountable, plural kouign-amann or kouign-amanns)

  1. A traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar.

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Further reading

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Breton

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Breton Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From kouign (cake) +‎ amann (butter).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kouign-amann f (plural kouignoù-amann)

  1. kouign-amann

Descendants

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  • English: kouign-amann
  • French: kouign-amann

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

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Borrowed from Breton, from kouign (cake) + amann (butter).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwi.ɲa.man/, /kwi.nja.man/, /ku.ɲa.man/, /ku.nja.man/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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kouign-amann m (plural kouign-amanns)

  1. kouign-amann
    Hypernym: gâteau