brûlée

noun

Synonym of crème brûlée.

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crème brûlée
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Meanings

nounbrûlée (countable and uncountable, plural brûlées)

plural brûlées

  1. countableuncountableSynonym of crème brûlée.

    Cook four extra brûlées to allow for casualties when turning them out […]

    2013, Philip Howard, The Square: Sweet, page 131
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    Use a chef's torch to lightly brown the tops of the brûlées, or place them under a hot broiler for just a couple of minutes […]

    2009, Grady Spears, June Naylor, Kelly Frazier, Cooking the Cowboy Way

    Synonyms: crème brûlée

verbbrûlée (third-person singular simple present brûlées, present participle brûléeing, simple past and past participle brûléed)

present singular third person brûlées · participle present brûléeing · participle past brûléed · past brûléed

  1. transitivecookingTo create a sugary crust (on food), using a chef's torch.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of crème brûlée.

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crème brûlée
Also see
crème brûlée
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APA

brûlée. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/br%C3%BBl%C3%A9e

MLA

“brûlée.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/br%C3%BBl%C3%A9e. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brûlée,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/br%C3%BBl%C3%A9e.

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