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Definition of crème brûlée noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

crème brûlée

noun

NAmE//ˌkrɛm bruˈleɪ//

[countable, uncountable] (pl. crèmes brûlées

NAmE//ˌkrɛm bruˈleɪ//

) (from French)

a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from cream, with burnt sugar on top

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