kouign-amann

UK/ˌkwiːn æˈmæn/UK/-ˈmɑn/US/ˌkwin æˈmæn/

noun

A traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar.

OriginBreton kouign-amann ← Latin cuneus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- →
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Meanings

nounkouign-amann (countable and uncountable, plural kouign-amann or kouign-amanns)

plural kouign-amanns

  1. countableuncountableA traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃engʷ-“to anoint; to smear”
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-“sharp”
  3. Latincuneus“wedge”
  4. Bretonkouign-amann
  5. Englishkouign-amann

Borrowed from Breton kouign-amann, from kouign (“brioche; bun; cake”) (ultimately from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)) + amann (“butter”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint; to smear”)).

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Translations

French kouign-amann
  • kouign-amanntraditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
Hebrew קווין־אמאן
  • קווין־אמאןtraditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
Japanese クイニーアマン
  • クイニーアマンtraditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
Russian кунь-аман, куинь-аман
  • кунь-аман (kunʹ-aman)traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
  • куинь-аман (kuinʹ-aman)traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
Thai กวีญามันน์
  • กวีญามันน์traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
Ukrainian кунь-аман, куїнь-аман
  • кунь-аман (kunʹ-aman)traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar
  • куїнь-аман (kujinʹ-aman)traditional Breton cake made of layers of butter, dough, and sugar

Rhymes & wordplay

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“kouign-amann.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kouign-amann. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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