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bread

bread

Meaning of bread

food made from baked dough

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EN-UK/bred/
EN-US/brɛd/
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bread with Russian translation

bread usage examples

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

She bought fresh bread from the bakery this morning.

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

We toasted the bread and spread butter on it.

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bread belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

breadBrot
appleApfel
riceReis
butterButter
chickenHuhn
familyFamilie
momMama

bread synonyms

Related words worth learning together

sourdough
bread made using a fermented starter
multigrain
bread made with several types of grain
loaf
a whole shaped piece of bread
roll
a small bread item, often served individually
bun
a small soft bread item, sometimes sweet or used for burgers
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sourdough

bread made using a fermented starter

A1Often

This café serves excellent sourdough.

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multigrain

bread made with several types of grain

A1Often

Multigrain is my favorite for toast.

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loaf

a whole shaped piece of bread

A1Often

She cut a loaf into slices.

🇬🇧en

a small bread item, often served individually

A1Very Often

I had a roll with soup.

🇬🇧en

a small soft bread item, sometimes sweet or used for burgers

A1Very Often

He ordered a burger bun.

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baguette

a long thin type of French bread

A1Often

He bought a baguette for dinner.

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ciabatta

a type of Italian bread with a crisp crust

A1Rarely

I made a sandwich with ciabatta.

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pita

a round flat bread, often with a pocket

A1Often

We filled the pita with falafel.

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naan

a soft flatbread from South Asia

A1Often

We ordered naan with curry.

B
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brioche

a rich, soft, sweet French bread

A1Rarely

Brioche makes a good breakfast treat.

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How to pronounce bread and what this word means

bread means bread. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce bread

/bred/

bread translation

bread

bread examples

She bought fresh bread from the bakery this morning.

bread transcription

/bred/, /brɛd/

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bread meaning: what does it mean?

food made from baked dough

bread pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

bread is pronounced as /bred/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

bread definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She bought fresh bread from the bakery this morning. Translation: Она купила свежий хлеб в пекарне сегодня утром.

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