• Brasserie

    Origin

    Borrowing from fr brasserie, from brasser ("to brew"), from Old French bracer, from brace 'malt', from Gaulish brace (compare Welsh brag, Scottish braigh); akin to Latin marcēre 'to wither, droop', marcor 'putrification', Old Norse mǫrr 'suet, tallow', Lithuanian mèrkti 'to macerate, soak flax'.

    Full definition of brasserie

    Noun

    brasserie

    (plural brasseries)
    1. A small, informal restaurant that serves beer and wine as well as simple food
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