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brie

Pronunciation: /bɹiː/

The English word “brie” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.

Etymology

Borrowed from French brie, after the region of Brie, from Gaulish *brigā, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). Doublet of Brie; see also Bourgogne.

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