An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.
Used in a Sentence
brie
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for brie.
Editorial note
So a pasteurized brie will be just as good as an unpasteurized brie but made slightly different.
Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of brie gathered in one view.
A female given name.
A surname.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for brie.
noun
An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.
noun
A female given name.
noun
A surname.
noun
(historical) A region in northern France.
Example sentences
So a pasteurized brie will be just as good as an unpasteurized brie but made slightly different.
Who would mine the creamy bit from a wheel of brie and leave the hard rind behind?!?!
So now he sits in an ivory tower, eating brie paid for with foundation money, and tells the world how journalism should be.
It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby.
Also brie is not the worst smelling cheese by a very long shot.
I think pregnant women are normally told not to eat Brie in the UK for this reason.
It's common in France, like in reblochon and Brie de meaux.
But the only time I've tried brie de meaux from unpasteurised milk it really, really stank and I didn't care for the taste either.
The major analogues being chiliqiles and matzoh brie.
Red peppers, bacon, brie, Greek yoghurt?
And now we all eat brie and goat cheese.
> Brie de Meaux honks like stale feet anyway!
Quote examples
Whether an appliance OS uses SystemD or not is as silly of a concern as “does the lead developer prefer cheddar or brie” What about performance characteristics?
Nuts cheese tastes "cheesy" in a similar way similar to their diary version (Roquefort, Cheddar, Blue, Camembert, Brie...) depending on the ferment, without the "milky" taste.
“does the lead developer prefer cheddar or brie” Quite right but given I live in Somerset (UK) I can have both: Cheddar is in Somerset and where the eponymous cheese originated and quite a lot of brie is produced here too - it's not the French original effort but rather good.
Proper noun examples
True, there are some soft cheeses (Brie I think and various French cheeses) that are traditionally unpasteurised.
- Baguette/Brie at the gas station is better than what you'd find in most French restaurants/Boulangeries in the US.
Or the fantastic cheese like King Island Brie.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use brie in a sentence?
So a pasteurized brie will be just as good as an unpasteurized brie but made slightly different.
What does brie mean?
An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.
What part of speech is brie?
brie is commonly used as noun.