брио́шь
brióšʹfeminine
The Russian word for brioche is брио́шь (brióšʹ).
брио́шь refers to the type of enriched bread or bun known as a brioche.
Meaning: type of bun (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The feminine noun брио́шь has the plural form брио́ши.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is brióšʹ.
Did you know?
- Even though брио́шь is a loanword from French, its grammatical gender is feminine in Russian, even though it ends in a consonant like many masculine words.
- The Russian word for the dough used in a бриошь, сдобное тесто, comes from the root сдоба, which historically refers to the luxury ingredients added to plain bread.
- The Russian pronunciation of брио́шь adds a soft palatalization to the final consonant because of the soft sign ь, a feature not present in the original French pronunciation.
Examples in context
- В этой пекарне продают очень вкусные бриоши.This bakery sells really delicious brioches.
- Эта брио́шь очень мягкая.Eta briosh' ochen' myagkaya.This brioche is very soft.
- Я купила свежую брио́шь.Ya kupila svezhuyu briosh'.I bought a fresh brioche.
Example conversation
Anastasia and Sergey are having breakfast in a cafe.
- Анастасия AnastasiaСергей, попробуй эту брио́шь.Sergey, poprobuy etu briosh'.Sergey, try this brioche.
- Сергей SergeyОна действительно вкусная.Ona deystvitel'no vkusnaya.It is really delicious.
- Анастасия AnastasiaТы хочешь ещё одну?Ty khochesh' yeshcho odnu?Do you want another one?
- Сергей SergeyНет, спасибо, я сыт.Net, spasibo, ya syt.No, thanks, I am full.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “brioche” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
