Meanings
plural Brevilles
- UKgenericized trademarkA sandwich toaster; toastie maker.
Katie Barrett rabbits on about 'mixing my toasties'. It was a revelation to me that you could cook an egg sarnie in a Breville.
2001 07, Waitrose Food Illustrated1 more example
One of these was Ronnie, the bible basher who had been transferred to another unit for fighting (he had swung a breville at another prisoners head but fortunately without too much damage).
2013 September 30, Mark Davies, My nightmare: Two terrible years of my life, Booktango, →ISBN - A toasted sandwich (toastie)
And just so we are clear, these are Brevilles, not some sourdough, fried in a pan bollocks.
2018 May 17, Max Halley, Ben Benton, Max's Sandwich Book: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Perfection Between Two Slices of Bread, Bonnier Publishing Ltd., →ISBN, page 771 more example
Toasties (Brevilles, Jaffles etc.) COMPOSITION : Any filling imaginable ( from cheese and pickles to banana and Nutella ) sandwiched and toasted between two slices of bread.
2010 October 15, Bee Wilson, Sandwich: A Global History, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 126
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- FrenchBréville
- EnglishBreville
Borrowed from French Bréville.
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Breville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breville
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