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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Baguettes and Croissants: French Bread and Bread-Like Snacks

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French Bread and Bread-Like Snacks
French Term
IPA (phonetic transcription)
English equivalent or explanation
Wikipedia Link




Boulangerie
bulɑ̃ʒʁi
Bakery
(a bread shop)
Baguette
bagɛt
Baguette means “thin stick” (also means “chopstick”(
Croissant
kʁwasɑ̃
Croissants are a kind of viennoiserie (moon-shaped Vienna-style bread)
Pain.au.chocolat
pɛ͂oʃɔkɔla
A croissant with chocolate inside (popular children’s breakfast food; also eaten as a snack)


Croissant Ring (CC-BY-NC-ND, By PetitPlat - Stephanie Kilgast) 3501610370_fbc13b3195.jpg

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640px-Pain_au_chocolat_(CC-BY-SA Luc_Viatour).jpg

Ciabatta = slipper (拖鞋麵包), Italian-style bread: 576px-Ciabatta_cut (CC-BY-SA Vincent Talleu).JPG