Meanings
nouncountry bread (countable and uncountable, plural country breads)
plural country breads
- countableuncountablePain de campagne.
country bread or sourdough bread, cut or torn into 1-inch / 2.5 cm pieces
2025, Gena Hamshaw, A Grain, a Green, a Bean, page 1441 more example
[…] - two-day-old country bread or sourdough work well - it is wonderful, the water mingling with the olive oil, vinegar, tomato juices, capers and onion into a dressing.
2017, Rachel Roddy, Two Kitchens: 120 Family Recipes from Sicily and Rome
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchpain de campagne
- Englishcountry bread
Calque of French pain de campagne
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