pain aux raisins

pain aux raisins

English

Etymology

From French pain aux raisins (literally “raisin bread”).

Pronunciation

• (French) IPA^(key): /pɛ̃ o ʁɛ.zɛ̃/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /pæn əʊ ɹeɪˈzæn/

Noun

pain aux raisins (plural pains aux raisins)

1. a spiral pastry containing raisins, originating in France and often eaten for breakfast
   • 2011 December 11, Sally Clarke, “Lucian Freud remembered by Sally Clarke”, in The Guardian‎:

     What he ate for breakfast with us changed over the years, but it was Earl Grey tea in the beginning with milk and a huge pain aux raisins – the size of a saucer – which he devoured easily.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃ o ʁɛ.zɛ̃/

Noun

pain aux raisins m (plural pains aux raisins)

1. pain aux raisins

Synonyms

• couque aux raisins, couque escargot (Belgium)
• escargot (Lorraine)
• pain russe (Lyon)
• pain suisse (Algeria)