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brick

brik (thin pastry sheet)

noun BREEK Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Also means

two-masted sailing vessel (archaic)

Usage Note

Brick in modern French most commonly refers to brick (also spelled brik), a thin Tunisian pastry used to wrap fillings such as egg and tuna — a staple of North African cuisine widely enjoyed in France. The nautical sense (a type of two-masted brig) is largely archaic. The food sense is often spelled brik in culinary contexts to distinguish it.

Examples

"Elle prépare un brick au thon."

Natural Translation

She is preparing a tuna brik.

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