Breville

B3R1E1V4I1L1L1E1

proper noun

A surname from French.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper nounBreville (plural Brevilles)

plural Brevilles

  1. A surname from French.
nounBreville (plural Brevilles)

plural Brevilles

  1. 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 Illustrated
    1 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
  2. 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 77
    1 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

  1. FrenchBréville
  2. EnglishBreville

Borrowed from French Bréville.

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APA

Breville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breville

MLA

“Breville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breville. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Breville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breville.

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