Etymology

Paris-Brest

Today it means: A dessert consisting of a ring (representing a bicycle wheel) of choux pastry filled with praline and topped with flaked almonds. Full definition →

French Paris-Brest
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  1. French · borrowed fromParis-Brest
  2. English todayParis-Brest

Borrowed from French Paris-Brest, from the French names of the two cities, so called to commemorate the 1,200 km Paris–Brest–Paris bicycle race in 1891.

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